by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
On the eve of a long-awaited land-use agreement for the Great Bear Rainforest, scientists are decrying the fact that Gribbell Island — the greatest habitat on the coast for B.C.’s official mammal, the Spirit Bear — won’t receive official protected-area status. One of...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) would like to respond to the Jan. 14 letter to the editor in the Cochrane Eagle regarding the Alberta Forestry model. The assertion by Mr. MacMahon that forest management practices in Alberta are outdated is simply incorrect. Alberta’s forest...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Articles
In the snowy woods of northern New England and other forested parts of the country, the lumberjack is an endangered species. As high-tech machinery replaces chain saws, which themselves replaced the axe , a generations-old way of life is disappearing, one that...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
Drink beer and throw axes? You’ll soon be able to do both at a new business in Halifax. Darren Hudson, a fifth-generation sawmill operator from Shelburne County, plans to open the Timber Lounge on Agricola Street in March. “Axe throwing has always...
by Working Forest | Jan 28, 2016 | Archives
Baby boomers are reaching the end of their careers but a missing Generation X won’t fill their shoes in Northwestern Ontario’s economy. The stability of the region’s traditional workforce will be left in the hands of Millennials and that worries some who study labour...
