by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archives
Even though there’s still snow on the ground in some parts of the province, forest fire crews in Ontario are gearing up for another summer. This year’s fire season started April 1 — and officials are watching the weather closely. While the Ministry of...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have taken off in popularity recently, with hobbyists and professionals alike using these small remotely-guided devices for everything from delivering packages to surveying wildlife populations, but one startup has a very...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archives
B.C.’s forestry sector may not be as sexy as a potential liquefied natural gas industry in the north or all the high-tech companies that have been moving to Vancouver, but it is time the provincial government started showing it some renewed love. A report by the...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archives
It appears balancing budgets often means research programs are the first to disappear. My observation is specific to the research program in what used to be the Cariboo Forest Region. The research program has been reduced considerably and it doesn’t appear that any...
by Working Forest | Apr 2, 2015 | Archives
New wildfire management legislation has arrived in time for the province’s wildfire season, which typically runs from April 1 to Oct. 31. The Wildfire Act replaces The Prairie and Forest Fires Act, 1982, one of the oldest pieces of wildfire legislation in...
