by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
New Democrat candidate Bill Sundhu is supporting a plan to help forestry communities after what he says are years of neglect by Conservative and Liberal governments. Sundhu was echoing a plan put forth by NDP House Leader Peter Julian, a Lower Mainland MP who met with...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
UBC Forestry students can now enrol in the new Bachelor of Urban Forestry degree program. According to UBC Forestry’s website, “Urban forestry is about planning and managing urban green-spaces and ecosystems for human welfare, ecological health and protection of our...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
In Alberta’s $4-billion a year forest products industry, concerns about the ending next month of the Canada-United States softwood lumber agreement have never been higher. “If you look at the significant challenges facing Alberta’s forest sector, if Item 1 is the...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
The federal NDP says it will take measures to boost B.C.’s forestry sector should it win the upcoming Canadian federal election. At a campaign stop at Harmac Pacific mill in Cedar Wednesday, Peter Julian, NDP House Leader, andSheila Malcolmson, NDP...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
A fibre action plan announced today will help generate more value from the province’s forest resources. The plan contains actions that will support forestry-related jobs in British Columbia and increase the efficiency of fibre utilization in the short-term while...
