by Working Forest | May 13, 2015 | Archives
With Wildwood Ecoforest’s fate up in the air, a grassroots group is concerned the non-profit society holding the site in trust will amend its bylaws to help facilitate a sale. The 31-hectare site, located in Cedar, was sold by the late Merv Wilkinson, a sustainable...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2015 | Archives
Adjusted earnings before tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were $14.0 million compared to $6.8 million in Q4 2014. Excluding specific items, our net loss was $12.6 million compared to a net loss of $10.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2014. In the first...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Making a small effort today will make a huge difference in the future. This morning, Environment Minister Scott Moe unveiled the province’s forest renewal project for the year. It involves planting 2.2 million seedlings in areas of the province currently not...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2015 | Archives
British Columbia has experienced a significant increase in wildfire activity in the last decade, and if predictions from government fire scientists come true, we can expect to see further increases in burned area and cost in the coming decade. With each catastrophic...
by Working Forest | May 12, 2015 | Archives
For a company that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Canadian pulp mills to become the second-largest pulp and paper producer in Canada, Paper Excellence (PE) doesn’t talk about itself much. The company’s owner, 35-year-old Jackson Widjaja, who lives in...
