by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
Creeping along the base of a cliff in his small open boat John Buchanan is metres from the rock face, peering at a narrow band of bladderwrack kelp just revealed by low tide. “You have to get really close,” says Mr. Buchanan, a train car mechanic and former pulp mill...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
The Prince George Fire Centre is dealing with a number of forest fires in the Fort Nelson area. The Fire Centre has responded to eight new fire starts in the past 48 hours, two of which have reached over 200 hectares in size. All but one of the fires were started by...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2015 | Archives
The Board of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is launching an executive search for a new President and CEO. The current office-holder, David Lindsay, has announced his intention to move on by the end of 2015 to return to the Toronto area to be closer...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2015 | Archives
Experts are blaming El Nino for speeding up nature’s clock and forcing firefighters to deploy weeks ahead of normal to battle wildfires across rural Western Canada. They say the natural phenomenon that cycles every two to seven years has been activated early...
by Working Forest | May 29, 2015 | Archives
Department says negotiations with RenTech still include Roddickton-based company The provincial government paid about $185,000 last year to help the struggling Holson Forest Products in Roddickton. In 2014-15, it offered up $65,000 for insurance costs on equipment at...
