by Working Forest | Mar 2, 2015 | Archives
Three years after a deadly sawmill explosion at Lakeland Mills, workers and relatives of the victims say they are resigned to not getting the justice they want from an inquest that starts Monday. Coroner’s inquests are fact-finding processes and do not find fault....
by Working Forest | Mar 2, 2015 | Archives
A record fire year in the Northwest Territories in 2014 may not be an isolated occurrence, according to a professor at the University of Alberta in Edmonton who is an expert on forest fires. Historically, bad fire years are caused by conditions that may last for...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Forests Ontario has launched a new video advocating sustainable logging in Algonquin Provincial Park. The three-and-a-half-minute video called Connecting to Our Forests features students visiting a logging operation in the park to learn about the forestry sector and...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Canada’s new rail safety legislation would make it possible for governments to recover costs from railways for any fire they cause, not just accidents that involve crude oil, said Transport Canada, a change that could force railways to pay millions in costs...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Two companies owned by the billionaire Irving family in eastern Canada appear at odds over some of the details of the country’s largest oil pipeline project, which one of them backs. Forestry company J.D. Irving filed a notice with Canadian regulators this week,...
