by Working Forest | Oct 7, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
On July 24, faller Jeremy Tanaka was working on northern Vancouver Island when he was struck and killed by a falling hemlock tree. The tree had been accidentally uprooted by a piece of heavy equipment, striking the unsuspecting faller and killing him. The tragedy of...
by Working Forest | Oct 7, 2015 | Archives
A British-based manufacturing company is considering switching its B.C. tree-planting program from farmland to areas deforested by fire or pine beetles. Reckitt Benckiser Group plc added another three farms to its B.C. land holdings over the summer, prompting an...
by Working Forest | Oct 6, 2015 | Archives
There are about 150 employees at Canfor-Vavenby and their payroll is close to $20 million per year, according to division manager Steve Planeta. Overall, the division brings in nearly $100 million per year to the local economy, he said. Those statistics were among the...
by Working Forest | Oct 6, 2015 | Archives
The provincial government is pitching in some funding towards forestry training for 24 students enrolled at a program at the College of the Rockies. Roughly $700,000 was funnelled into the Community and Employer Partnerships program, which will give the students both...
by Working Forest | Oct 6, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Innovation in the forest industry is the focus of a conference at the University of Northern British Columbia this week. It includes the participation of researchers, industry, and government leaders. “The goal is to get the conversations going between industry and...
