by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2015 | Archives
It’s another weekend, another 120 new fires for British Columbia – bringing the total number of active blazes in the province to 250. An estimated total of 283,430 hectares have burned across the province since April, according to BC Wildfire Services – an area nearly...
by Working Forest | Jul 13, 2015 | Archives
A UBC Forestry expert says BC’s Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic may be partly to blame for the tough wildfire season. Speaking on the Jill Bennett Show, Lori Daniels says the infestation helped create the perfect conditions for intense fires. “Some of the forest fires...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Resolute Forest Products Inc. and the two other forestry companies working in Quebec’s North Shore region say the entire industry there will soon disappear if the provincial government doesn’t increase subsidies to reflect the higher cost of producing in the area. On...
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...
