by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
Parks Canada is preparing to spruce up the province’s only boreal forest. After decades of decline due to insect infestations and hungry moose, the federal agency says it will plant some 56,000 saplings over the next two years. Daniel Sinclair, education officer for...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
The B.C. government has approved a permit for logging on one of eight planned “cutblock” areas in the central Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, which an environmental group says could reignite the war in the woods from the 1990s. “This type of old-growth forest is...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
A northern Alberta timber project is on hold after an independent investigation found the deal between three Métis Settlements and a London-based energy group violated a provincial law. The KPMG investigation found that the East Prairie, Paddle Prairie and Peavine...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
Catalyst today announced the sale of approximately 250 hectares of surplus land in Powell River, British Columbia, for $4.5 million. The forested land is adjacent to the Powell River mill site. While the land was previously harvested by predecessor companies, it has...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp has released a study which they hope clears the air about the economic value of the mill to Pictou County, and the province. But some say the mill’s environmental impact has created an issue of trust with the community, especially the Pictou Landing...
