by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Set to resume next month, plenty of ground has already been covered over the two-and-a-half weeks the coroner’s inquest into the fatal Lakeland Mills sawmill explosion has been held so far. By the time it was temporarily adjourned on March 26, the inquest had...
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 | Mar 24, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Proponents of the bill say it’s a win-win win for Alberta. The innocuous sounding Bill 203 titled “Safety Codes (Sustainable Structures) Amendment Act, 2014,” might sound dry but it could dramatically impact the province’s forestry industry and those who depend on it....
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Following the recent settlement of a lawsuit launched by Resolute Forest Products against third party FSC certifier Rainforest Alliance over audits of Resolute forests, Forest Stewardship Council has issued the following public statement: In a letter to the president...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Vancouver architect Marie-Odile Marceau and the Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George, designed by the firm Michael Green Architecture, were among the big winners at the 11th annual Wood WORKS B.C. Wood Design Awards, handed out in a ceremony this week at...
by Working Forest | Mar 5, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Low-cost Russian newsprint is biting a big piece out of North American producers’ traditional export markets in Asia and Latin America – especially India. The Russian shipments, offered at prices reflecting the Ukraine sanctions and the ruble’s 50 per cent drop...
