by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
The last remaining Martin Mars water bomber is “coming out of retirement” to fight the wildfires burning up B.C. this summer, Forests Minster Steve Thomson has confirmed. About 195 fires are currently burning across the province, with dozens more fires...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
Where we’ve come and where we’re going by David Lindsay, President & CEO, Forest Products Association of Canada speaking at the Canadian Conference of Forest Ministers in Thunder Bay on July 10, 2015 Minister thank you for that introduction and good morning to...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
You don’t need a PhD in geochemistry to know that fire and ice don’t play nice together. You do, however, need a degree or two to figure out what the hell that means for Alaska — the icy wonderland currently being engulfed by wildfires. It would be especially nice to...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is pleased with the principles and spirit behind the Kenora Declaration on Forest Innovation that was issued today at the 2015 National Forest Sector Innovation Summit. The Declaration collectively commits to the...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archives
The government is making eight changes to its industrial approval of Northern Pulp, in response to an appeal from the Pictou pulp mill earlier this year. Environment minister Randy Delorey said Thursday seven of the eight changes to the permit, which was first issued...