by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
Conifex Timber Inc. has completed its purchase of a private Delaware company holding exclusive rights to a sawmill and 186 acres of land near El Dorado, AR. The rights to the Arkansas property was acquired for $21 million. The deal, announced Aug. 6, comprised $12.36...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
The largest fire in state history swept through the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range with explosive force last summer. The Carlton Complex Fire burned more than 250,000 acres, devouring everything in its path at the hypersonic pace of 3.8 acres per second. Until...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
The Cariboo Fire Centre in Williams Lake will have a brand-new firefighting facility. The B.C. Government is providing $5.88 million in funding to construct the new facility at the Williams Lake Airport for the use of BC Wildfire Service staff and crews. The...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
A weekend with slightly cooler temperatures and a bit of rain did make a difference to crews battling fires burning on the coast of the province. Fire Information Officer Ryan Turcot says the rain helped crews contain the Wood Lake Fire near Harrison Hot Springs. “The...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
With an exchange of gifts at the new Campbell River Band office Friday, Wei Wai Kum Chief Robert Pollard and Steve Thompson, Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations, signed a woodland licence agreement designed to enhance employment and economic...
