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...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
The U.S. Department of Commerce will decide by October whether to maintain or lift a 20 per cent countervailing duty imposed last week on paper imports from the controversial mill in Point Tupper and three other Canadian mills. Officials are investigating whether the...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products is fighting back against years of attacks on its forestry practices by launching a publicity campaign that counters what it says are inaccurate allegations from environmental groups Greenpeace and ForestEthics. Full page ads began to appear...
by Working Forest | Aug 10, 2015 | Archives
There’s a tiny new weapon being used in the fight against the destructive emerald ash borer in Ontario. The federal government recently approved the introduction of a foreign breed of parasitic, non-stinging wasp that destroys ash borer eggs from within....
