by Working Forest | Jun 14, 2019 | Archives
VANCOUVER SUN –There are no immediate solutions to prevent more sawmills closures in the B.C. Interior as the amount of timber available for logging has been significantly reduced by the mountain pine beetle epidemic. According to a report in the Vancouver Sun,...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2019 | Archives
In a June 12, 2019 press release,the Chief and Council of Simpcw First Nation (“Simpcw”) advise they are speaking out after Interfor recently announced its intention to acquire $60 million in forestry assets from Canfor. “It’s a non-starter”, said Chief Shelly Loring....
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Officials with Ontario’s environment ministry say field studies are continuing along the English-Wabigoon river system and at the pulp mill in Dryden to determine if the industrial property is an ongoing source of mercury leaching into the water...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2019 | Archives
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO — Federal land managers have proposed sweeping rule changes to a landmark environmental law that would allow them to fast-track certain forest management projects, including logging and prescribed burning. According to a report by National...
by Working Forest | Jun 12, 2019 | Archives
Ottawa – Forest Products Association of Canada president and CEO Derek Nighbor issued the following statement today in tribute to Sylvain Lhôte, director general of FPAC’s European counterpart, the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI). Lhôte passed...
by Working Forest | Jun 12, 2019 | Archives
THE CANADIAN PRESS — A municipal district north of Edmonton has been fined $300,000 for breaking a federal environmental law. Environment Canada says Athabasca County pleaded guilty to violating Wildlife Area Regulations of the Canada Wildlife Act. It says the...
