by Working Forest | Jul 7, 2015 | Archives
The provincial government has put in a request for help from other provinces as firefighters struggle to get B.C.’s wildfires under control. B.C. has already spent more than $80 million on firefighting efforts so far this year, blowing through a planned...
by Working Forest | Jul 6, 2015 | Archives
Domtar’s Dryden Mill is launching new technology to expand markets for its pulp production. The company’s $4-million investment will launch a first-of-its-kind commercial-scale manufacturing facility for new grades of northern bleached softwood kraft pulp....
by Working Forest | Jul 6, 2015 | Archives
There were at least 21 fires that started in British Columbia on Sunday. There were 36 Saturday. There were 32 Friday. There are 178 burning right now. A haze blankets the majority of people in B.C., as winds bring smoke from fires in Pemberton to people in Vancouver...
by Working Forest | Jul 6, 2015 | Archives
NASA satellites are keeping a close watch on the massive wildfires burning in southern British Columbia. A satellite captured today’s space view of the South Coast of the province: a massive thick blanket of wildfire smoke covers much of the Lower Mainland, the Strait...
by Working Forest | Jul 6, 2015 | Archives
J.D. Irving Limited’s partnership with Natural Resources Canada’s Canadian Forest Service has led to the commercial development of advanced tree breeding, field testing and seedling production techniques. “Our project will be the first large-scale seedling...
