by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives
Ratepayers received a small windfall in April from a surge in the use of natural gas to generate electrical power in Nova Scotia. Using more natural gas, at relatively low prices, helped hold the line on fuel costs despite higher loads on the system, according to a...
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives
In recent months, Asia Pulp & Paper, one of the largest multinationals in its sector, has been aggressively trying to increase its profile in North America, including in B.C. The reason goes beyond the company’s sourcing of long-fibre pulpwood from B.C. mills...
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives
The Province is providing $135,000 to support the recovery of the Vancouver Island marmot over the next two years, with Island Timberlands and TimberWest contributing an additional $35,000 each for 2015. The money will go to the Marmot Recovery Foundation, a charity...
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives
The N.W.T. Department of Transportation closed two highways Saturday as a combination of lightning, hot, dry weather and high winds continued to spark new fires and help existing ones to spread. Highway 6, the road to Fort Resolution, closed early Saturday afternoon....
by Working Forest | Jun 29, 2015 | Archives
Yukon Wildland Fire Management is looking for truck drivers to help move crews, vehicles and equipment around the territory. The agency is compiling a list of drivers with Class 3 or Class 4 licenses who can work one or two weeks at a time during what’s turned...
