by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archives
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued notice SWLN47 to provide exporters of softwood lumber products under the Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 with information on a surge charge for the month of April 2015 for the region of Alberta. Pursuant to the...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archives
Canadian scientists are helping trees outrun climate change. “Trees are adapted to historical climate and the climate’s moving out from under them,” said evolutionary biologist Sally Aitken. “We’re using genomics to generate answers more...
by Working Forest | Jun 12, 2015 | Archives
The Lytton First Nations Band has issued an evacuation order for 10 homes and an alert for another 65 properties because of a fast-growing wildfire south of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Wildfire Management Branch says strong winds gusting up to 80 km/h are driving the...
by Working Forest | Jun 12, 2015 | Archives
The granddaddy of all trade disputes is getting ready to rear it’s ugly head again. The current softwood lumber agreement is set to expire in October. It has been in place since 2006 and was the result of a nasty 5 year legal battle between neighbours that killed...
by Working Forest | Jun 12, 2015 | Archives
Premier Christy Clark, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson helped Lee Doney, chair, Western Forest Products, celebrate $30 million in new capital investment in the Duke Point sawmill. Of the $30 million, $28 million will be invested...
