by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
The government of British Columbia and the Houston Snowmobile Club have signed a stewardship management agreement to protect caribou in the Skeena Region. The agreement addresses the influence of recreation on northern caribou in the Telkwa Mountains. Recreation has...
by Working Forest | Nov 13, 2017 | Archives
Seizing an opportunity presented by the retirement of some of the firewood providers in his area, Paul Santerre expanded his property maintenance business to include firewood sales a few years ago. He started small, using only a manual splitter and a chainsaw that...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
The following is letter to the editor submitted by Barb Boysen, general manager of the Forest Gene Conservation Association and Melissa Spearing, FGCA’s Seed Program Coordinator. “Tree seeds are of course critical to future forests. Management of high quality seed of...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
WLLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Tolko is assessing the damage to its Lakeview sawmill in Williams Lake, B.C., following a fire that took days to completely extinguish. The fire began on Nov. 2 about 6:30 p.m. The fire was mostly extinguished by the following evening, but...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
MONTREAL – Private equity firm Novacap has made a strategic investment in Leading Edge Geomatics, a New Brunswick-based provider of aerial survey and geomatics services and solutions. Novacap’s investment will accelerate expansion into new markets, drive...
by Working Forest | Nov 9, 2017 | Archives
BOSTON – One Canadian forester and a green building project are among the winners of the Forest Stewardship Council’s 2017 FSC Leadership Awards. Christopher McDonell received honors “for 20 years of work shaping responsible forest management in Canada.” McDonell is...
