by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2015 | Archives
With days left for a 30-day contract to use the Mars water bombers on forest fires the province has announced no intentions of extending the agreement. The arrangement between Coulson Flying Tankers and B.C.’s Ministry of Forests expires on Tuesday. Over the...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2015 | Archives
Much of central and southern Alberta, including Lethbridge, Calgary, and Red Deer and Edmonton, was put under a special weather statement Monday because of drifting forest fire smoke from Washington State. Alberta Health Services issued an air quality advisory for the...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2015 | Archives
Today the Globe and Mail pegged the Forest Products Industry as one of the promising sectors in the country for young Canadians looking for a prosperous career. The Forest Products Association says they need to find 60,000 new employees across Canada in the next five...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2015 | Archives
As Alberta conducts annual aerial surveys of its forests, the province’s forest expert says she expects they’ll start to see the signs of drought — including more mountain pine beetles. This year’s surveys, which started on Aug. 15 and run until Sept. 15, come...
by Working Forest | Aug 25, 2015 | Archives
On the surface, biofuels sound like a great idea. Using waste biomass to generate power sounds like a win-win-win proposition: you generate power without incurring an environmental cost, and as a bonus the power is expected to be carbon neutral. In British Columbia 20...
