by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
Northern Pulp pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge under the federal Fisheries Act stemming from a 2014 effluent spill. Lawyers for the federal Environment Department and the mill arrived at Pictou provincial court with an agreed statement of facts and prepared to...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Articles
Kevin Rouck, 55, built his first log cabin in 1980: a modest 1,200-square-foot home over two floors in which he and his wife raised their family. Thirty-five years on and the craftsman is still proud to call it home – a home that has stood the test of time in a...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
The import value of logs and lumber to China has fallen by 25% in 12 months because of declining housing constructions, reports Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). China imported softwood logs and lumber worth US$498m during the month of November in 2015. This was 26%...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
Residents fighting to save Lantzville forest are looking at partial protection for an active woodlot as B.C.’s forest minister makes it clear he won’t end timber harvests. Organizers of Save Lantzville Forest, a grassroots group, are working on a new proposal to...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
A community economic development survey is giving City of Powell River council a venue to raise concerns on timber harvest within its municipal boundaries. The Union of BC Municipalities survey asks local governments to comment on the impact forestry decisions have...
