by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2015 | Archives
Vancouver Island University is expected to use $1 million from the federal government to enhance hands-on training for trades students. The university will use the Western Diversification Program money to purchase equipment for a mobile forestry skills training...
by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2015 | Archives
Equities researchers at Scotiabank reduced their priceobjective on shares of Canfor Pulp Products from C$17.50 to C$16.50 in a research report issued on Thursday,Market Beat reports. The firm currently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank’s price...
by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2015 | Archives
Dan Thompson has been tramping through burned out forest throughout the Northwest Territories this summer, looking for clues into the ecological impact of the fires that burned nearly 34,000 square kilometres last summer. “We have good numbers about the area,...
by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2015 | Archives
When the government of B.C. agreed in 2006 to protect the Great Bear Rainforest, it won widespread praise and the Gift to the Earth award from the World Wildlife Fund. The deal covered more than six million hectares of rugged coastal terrain that sweeps from near the...
by Working Forest | Jul 24, 2015 | Archives
The Ministry of Forests Land and Natural Resource Operations’ enforcement staff should consider attaching stiffer penalties to administrative actions against companies that violate regulations, the forest-industry watchdog says. It also suggested that the Ministry of...
