by Working Forest | Nov 30, 2015 | Archives
Paul Rak didn’t give much thought to the problem of climate change until the birth of his daughter in 2006. That’s when he started to ask questions common to first-time dads: What kind of world will she grow up in? What am I doing to make it better? His first fatherly...
by Working Forest | Nov 30, 2015 | Archives
FSC reinstated Resolute Forest Products’ Black Spruce/Dog River-Matawin forest, providing its Forest Stewardship Council certificate. The Northwestern Ontario timberland was suspended in January 2014 following an audit by Rainforest Alliance. The certificate had...
by Working Forest | Nov 30, 2015 | Archives
Reduced demand for lumber and shifting demand for pulp and paper will make China a challenging market for B.C. producers of forest products in 2016, analysts say. The prospects for pulp are perhaps more promising, with producers reporting that exports that have edged...
by Working Forest | Nov 30, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
For the lumberjacks on the Ottawa Redblacks chainsaw crew, it was the unkindest cut of all. Just days after learning they could perform their post-touchdown celebrations during Sunday’s Grey Cup game — and after scrambling to find flights and a place to stay in...
by Working Forest | Nov 27, 2015 | Archives
A Strathcona Regional District director is still in limbo, waiting to hear whether or not he will be reinstated to the forestry board he was told he is no longer welcome on. Area A Director Gerald Whalley said he and the regional district’s CAO met with staff from...
