by Working Forest | Jul 20, 2015 | Archives
Even though the smell and smog spewing out of Northern Pulp has faded this summer, a Pictou activist group remains skeptical the pulp mill’s emissions will stay out of their lungs for long. “It’s not a big issue in the town of Pictou any more, except...
by Working Forest | Jul 20, 2015 | Archives
British Columbia’s official bird is the Steller’s jay, but a close second, in the worst forest-fire season since 2003, is the flying whale known as the Martin Mars water bomber. The government has burned through its $63-million fire budget, but with 200 fires raging,...
by Working Forest | Jul 20, 2015 | Archives
A Vancouver engineer is lucky to be alive following a grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola on the B.C. Central Coast. George Knoll was working with several other forestry workers in an area about 33 kilometres outside of Bella Coola. The crew was flagging off an area...
by Working Forest | Jul 20, 2015 | Archives
Crafted by artisans using high quality oak, “Made in France” wine barrels — in which age some of the world’s most expensive wines — are selling like hot cakes abroad, with exports making up 70 per cent of the market. The barrels house an...
by Working Forest | Jul 17, 2015 | Archives
Pictou Landing First Nation is taking its Northern Pulp appeal to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Earlier this year, the Environment Department issued an industrial permit for Northern Pulp that calls for the Pictou County mill to reduce its environmental footprint...
