by Working Forest | Sep 24, 2015 | Archives
A big, hairy mystery is unfolding in a remote community off the coast of northern Vancouver Island. Alert Bay residents have been reporting strange screams and howls coming from a forest that surrounds the town – and some think they could be coming from a sasquatch....
by Working Forest | Sep 24, 2015 | Archives
It’s not your typical preschool. Desks are replaced by grass and trees take the place of iPads at the Field and Forest Nature School. There is no list of rules posted anywhere, no set schedule and no limitations to what the four-year-olds can imagine on their natural...
by Working Forest | Sep 23, 2015 | Archives
For the last half of the 20th century, one could easily and accurately predict conditions in the British Columbia economy using just one number. That number was U.S. housing starts. The dividing line was 1.6 million starts per year. At this level or higher, the...
by Working Forest | Sep 23, 2015 | Archives
A number of communities in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding are grappling with the loss of large industries, and the jobs that went with them. Candidates running in the riding during this federal election each have their own take on the issue. Conservative candidate...
by Working Forest | Sep 23, 2015 | Archives
Communities in Alberta will have access to $800,000 in funding this fiscal year for wildfire protection projects through the FireSmart Community Grant Program, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry announced last week. Municipalities, municipal districts, counties, Métis...
