by Working Forest | May 20, 2015 | Archives
Residents of Palisades mobile park home in Spallumcheen say on windy days, they feel like prisoners in their homes. The residents live near Tolko mill’s co-generation plant and the business puts its ash pile close to the homes. “I probably wouldn’t be that upset if we...
by Working Forest | May 20, 2015 | Archives
A mysterious spike in the shares of a small Canadian pulp and paper stock is rumoured to foretell an exit of Greece from the euro zone. Fortress Paper’s stock has taken off in recent days despite the lack of any material catalyst, aside from speculation the company is...
by Working Forest | May 20, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board (FPB) is 20 years old. It was created in December 1994 to provide independent oversight of forest and range practices in B.C. and to help ensure compliance with legislation. In 1999, B.C.’s Supreme Court (and later...
by Working Forest | May 20, 2015 | Archives
Forest fires as news stories have always been popular. That has never changed. What has changed, however, is how the news media cover them. Not so long ago, the B.C. Forest Service welcomed reporters and photographers out to the front lines, to get up close to the...
by Working Forest | May 19, 2015 | Archives
Much ado has been made of late about the advantages and, increasingly, the potential disadvantages of using wood to create energy. Figuring out what’s what on that front has taken on new urgency, with renewable energy policies in Europe driving an unprecedented...
