by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
Since taking over the reins of the engineering department in January 2018, Jacques Lajoie has initiated a development management plan. With wind in the sails and having increased their sales figures by over 40% in the course of the past two years, Carbotech must...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
More than 2,800 items from 350+ owners to sell in the three-day event on April 11 – 13, 2019 GRANDE PRAIRIE, AB, April 1, 2019 /CNW/ – This week Ritchie Bros. will host its first Grande Prairie, AB auction of the year and with 2,800+ equipment items and trucks...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — British Columbia is moving to help revive the provincial forest industry by requiring the use of engineered wood on the new St. Paul’s Hospital and the upgrade to the Royal B.C. Museum. According to a report by CBC News, Premier John Horgan told...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
Vancouver, BC – A new economic study released by the BC Council of Forest industries (COFI) finds that the B.C. forest industry generates significant economic activity and employment in every region of the province – with 140,000 jobs employing British Columbians in...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2019 | Archives
VANCOUVER – THE CANADIAN PRESS — Premier John Horgan says he wants to visit B.C.’s second-largest trading partner because forestry-related business with China is worth more than four-billion dollars a year. “We have opportunities with structural lam products,...
by Working Forest | Apr 5, 2019 | Archives
Seoul, AFP — A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under control. Apocalyptic images on television and social...
