by Working Forest | Oct 6, 2020 | Archives
The Wood Design & Building Awards program recognizes design teams that are passionate about celebrating wood as a safe, strong and sophisticated building material. Projects submitted to the Wood Design & Building Awards program are accepted from Canada, US,...
by Working Forest | Oct 6, 2020 | Archives
Quesnel’s Joseph Frisby is one of 12 British Columbians who received a B.C. Council of Forest Industries (COFI) forestry scholarship this year. The scholarships were announced during National Forest Week Sept. 20-26. CAPTION: Joseph Frisby earned $1,500 towards his...
by Working Forest | Oct 5, 2020 | Archives
Let’s be clear: forests burn regardless of human presence. Ecological research has revealed there is a natural rhythm to the cycle of forest fires. We have built our towns, cities, industries, roads, and critical infrastructure in the middle of the ever-present...
by Working Forest | Oct 5, 2020 | Archives
TIMES COLONIST — The provincial government is tracking the outbreak of a possible new deer disease after the deaths of more than 60 of the animals on at least two Gulf Islands. The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development...
by Working Forest | Oct 2, 2020 | Archives
One of Finland’s biggest employers’ unions said it will no longer take part in collective wage agreements, dealing a blow to the country’s decades-old labour market model. The Finnish Forest Industries Federation won’t negotiate new agreements with labour unions,...
