by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2016 | Archives
Conifex Timber Inc. reported that 4Q 2015, revenues increased to $100.5 million from $95.2 million in the 4Q 2014. Operating income increased to $1.6 million in the 4Q 2015 from $0.6 million in the same quarter last year, as the inclusion of the results of our...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2016 | Archives
Nestled where the Nicola and Coldwater rivers join, Merritt, British Columbia, is the first major community along phase one of the Coquihalla Highway, which serves as a portal to all other major highways to the B.C. interior. Lying 450 miles northeast of Merritt is...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2016 | Archives
Innovation in wood products design and manufacturing is reaching a rapid pace and it is critical that Atlantic Canada’s forest and wood product industries keep abreast of these trends. The tallest wood building in the world currently stands at 14 storeys. New...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2016 | Archives
For Harbour Air CEO Greg McDougall, there is a bit of symmetry in his company’s efforts to stay carbon-neutral. His airline’s float planes fly over large parts of British Columbia’s south coast, and the company buys some of the carbon offsets for...
by Working Forest | Feb 25, 2016 | Archives
It can take Mother Nature 1,000 years to grow a forest. But Nikolay Strigul, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics at Washington State University Vancouver, can grow one on a computer in three weeks. He and Jean Lienard, a mathematics postdoctoral...