by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2015 | Archives
The Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County is back in operation. Installation of the new 10-storey, $22-million electrostatic precipitator is complete, mill officials said in a news release. “With this precipitator, we have entered a new era of improving the mill’s...
by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2015 | Archives
Has the emerald ash borer finally met its match? In the latest attempt to halt the beetle in its bark tracks, scientists are introducing a non-stinging wasp to wage biological warfare against the nasty little critter that threatens to lay waste to entire forest...
by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2015 | Archives
Smoke from northern Saskatchewan wildfires is blanketing much of the province today. The smoke has prompted health warnings from Environment Canada.
by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2015 | Archives
Before one can even begin to discuss sustainable forestry on Haida Gwaii, the islands off the coast of British Columbia that used to be called the Queen Charlotte Islands, one has to discuss the extraordinary history of the Haida themselves, their relationship with...
by Working Forest | Jun 30, 2015 | Archives
There is “no relief coming in the immediate future” for northern communities affected by forest fires, the provincial government says. “It’s fairly obvious we’re in a significant forest fire season. We’ve been days into and we have...
