by Working Forest | Oct 7, 2015 | Archives
FPInnovations is celebrating after receiving consecutive accolades from well-respected industry associations in September. On September 15, the Canadian Institute of Forestry-Institut forestier du Canada (CIF-IFC) honoured FPInnovations as the 2015 Canadian Forest...
by Working Forest | Oct 7, 2015 | Articles
Despite 10 years of committing itself to safe practices, WorkSafeBC says the B.C. forest industry still harbours a culture that accepts risk as part of the job. The additional cost of safety is still an issue between contractors and licensees, and workers still feel...
by Working Forest | Oct 7, 2015 | Archives
Representives of the extractive industries that drive Northwestern Ontario’s economy believe the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will bring them prosperity. The TPPA deal signed in Atlanta on Sunday will lock Canada into a free trade area of 12 countries on...
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...
