by Working Forest | Feb 3, 2016 | Archives
First Nations governments and the BC government, with the support of ForestEthics Solutions, Greenpeace, Sierra Club BC and five forestry companies, have announced the fulfilment of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements. Eighty-five percent (3.1 million hectares) of...
by Working Forest | Feb 3, 2016 | Archives
An Ojibway community on the north shore of Lake Superior is carving out a path to prosperity in forestry. Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (formerly Pic River First Nation) has taken possession of new European-made harvesting equipment to launch a forestry company to start...
by Working Forest | Feb 2, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
TimberWest salutes the Great Bear Rainforest Land Use Order passing into law. This historic legal order is the result of more than 15 years of discussions between First Nations, Government, forest companies and environmental groups working together to find sustainable...
by Working Forest | Feb 1, 2016 | Archives
Forestry sector representatives met with the federal and provincial governments today to discuss skilled-labour initiatives and human-resource planning, as part of a series of roundtables being held over coming months with sectors highlighted in the BC Jobs Plan. The...
by Working Forest | Feb 1, 2016 | Archives
A new study says there’s enough forest in Northwestern Ontario for Resolute to share but the company says the organization that released it is misleading the public. Wildlands League, a chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, says Resolute Forest...
