by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
DELTA, B.C. – Almost $1.5 million in federal funding will go to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre for their project regarding ICS Incident Management and Interoperability under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF). A statement from Public...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
The sawmill could remain closed for up to six months, but Tolko Industries has committed to rebuild and re-open the Lakeview facility in Williams Lake, B.C., that was damaged by fire in early November. A local news site, The Williams Lake Tribune, quotes an email from...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Archives
More than $1 million worth of penalties against the owner of Babine Forest Products have been upheld, following a review by WorksafeBC. An explosion and fire at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in 2012 killed two workers and injured more than 20 others. The Prince...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
OTTAWA – Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, and his provincial counterparts met Nov. 10 to discuss the final determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce in the countervailing and anti-dumping duty investigations into imports...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
VANCOUVER – Western Forest Products is shutting down its Englewood logging train on Vancouver Island and transitioning to truck transport of logs. The move is part of the company’s efforts to reduce costs. The company says the costs will be lower to transport logs...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
British Columbia’s largest-ever forest sector delegation is on a trade mission to China and Japan from Nov. 12 to 17. Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson is leading tour, joined by more than 30 senior executives...
