by Working Forest | May 6, 2015 | Archives
The Northwest Territories is bracing for another hot wildfire season as a new report details last year’s record-breaking burns. “It’s grim,” Environment Minister Michael Miltenberger said. “This year could be as bad or worse than last...
by Working Forest | May 6, 2015 | Archives
The municipality of Oliver Paipoonge could on the hook for a bill totalling more than $10,000 to fight Monday’s brush blaze in Stanley. Oliver Paipoonge Fire and Emergency Services chief Mike Horan last year submitted an article to the Oliver Paipoonge News outlining...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Since Thursday, 13 new fires have been confirmed in the region says the MNR. Of these, four fires are still burning under control. Three are in the Sault Ste. Marie region, and one is in the Sudbury region. The Northeast Fire Region has confirmed and suppressed 22...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp will shutdown its Pictou County paper mill on May 30 in order to install equipment to meet air pollution reductions demanded by the Nova Scotia government. The shutdown is an admission the company will not meet an end of May air pollution reduction...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Henry Yorke Mann figured among British Columbia’s pioneer organic architects, but of a markedly different strand from his more famous peers such as Fred Hollingsworth. Not content to merely avoid crass commercial work, Mr. Mann embraced what might be called “extreme...
