by Working Forest | Apr 17, 2015 | Archives
The forestry industry has been credited as one of the bright spots during this financial downturn, especially in Alberta and economic developers want to know how. The Alberta Association of Economic Developers is holding its 2015 AGM in Kananaskis this week and one of...
by Working Forest | Apr 17, 2015 | Archives
A call for change was the message at the Council of Forest Industries convention this morning. The relationship between sawmill operations and the newest addition to forestry: bioenergy, was the focus of this morning’s panel at the convention. Everyone agrees, there...
by Working Forest | Apr 17, 2015 | Archives
Canadian lumber stocks have been in a major tailspin since mid-February, but it may be a while longer until they bottom, says Martin Roberge, portfolio strategist at Canaccord Genuity. “Do not chase down broken lumber stocks,” he said in a note to clients Thursday....
by Working Forest | Apr 17, 2015 | Archives
North America’s enormous conifer forests are being decimated by tiny beetles. About the size of a pencil eraser, bark beetles are native pests that have gotten carried away in recent years with help from climate change. They’ve killed 46 million acres of...
by Working Forest | Apr 17, 2015 | Archives
Surespan, the company that holds AJB Investments, assures it will not log in the watershed on the east side of Chapman Creek this spring and will only plant trees in cut block CH1 on the west side. Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board chair Garry Nohr told...
