by Working Forest | Dec 15, 2015 | Archives
During the recent climate talks in Paris, Premier Christy Clark struck a pose as one of the belles of the ball – showcasing B.C. as a climate-change leader that had proven greenhouse gases can be reduced by taxing them without ruining the economy. But B.C.’s...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
Manitoba and Saskatchewan come out on top of a mediocre class in a new review of how Canada’s provinces and territories are protecting vulnerable woodland caribou. “They’ve been taking it seriously,” said Eric Hebert-Daly, national director of...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
A key line in the recent throne speech declared: “The Government will strengthen its relationship with allies, especially with our closest friend and partner, the United States.” And with a formal state dinner in Washington slated for March 2016 — a rare event in...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
The manager of the Boat Harbour cleanup project in Pictou County says it will take a couple of years before it’s known if the $52 million set aside will be enough to remediate decades of primarily pulp mill waste and other industrial residues. Nova...
by Working Forest | Dec 14, 2015 | Archives
Woodfibre LNG hopes to cut the cost of its proposed $1.8-billion liquefied natural gas project near Squamish to offset a drop in prices for natural gas in China. That would allow the export facility to remain as a leading contender for the first proposed LNG project...