by Working Forest | Sep 29, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Long before Prince William was born, his great-great-great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, presented a royal staff to a chief of B.C.’s Heiltsuk Nation. The gift was said to be a symbol of the monarch’s commitment to helping Canadian aboriginals. On Monday...
by Working Forest | Sep 26, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Forestry and lumber businesses make the cut for a prosperous industry during the current economic downturn. High Prairie Forest Products continues to thrive since the parent company West Fraser Timber Co. bought the former Buchanan Lumber in April 2014. “It hasn’t...
by Working Forest | Sep 26, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
The mayor of Merritt says he’s angry about Tolko Industries’ decision to close a sawmill that employs 200 people in his community. Neil Menard says the company had set up a meeting with city officials last week but cancelled it, and now he knows why. Tolko...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Tree Canada, the nation’s leader in tree-related programs and resources, and TELUS are celebrating National Tree Day on September 21 with tree planting events in provincial capitals across Canada. Attended by prominent federal, provincial and municipal...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
A group of more than 40 alumni of Hungary’s Sopron Forestry School, who first landed as immigrants in Powell River before attending University of BC, recently returned to the place where they were welcomed to Canada nearly 60 years ago. Nearly 250 students and faculty...
by Working Forest | Sep 15, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
The long-awaited wood pellet mill in Enterprise is another step closer to reality. Aurora Wood Pellets has issued a request for proposals to have someone harvest the wood from the future site of the mill. Hay River Mayor Brad Mapes has been working on this plan for...
