by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
Greenpeace, after repeated attacks against Canada’s biggest forest products company for “destroying,” Canada’s boreal forests, now says that it was merely stating an opinion about the logging activity, not a fact. After years of weathering attacks on its forestry...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
The Dryden Mill’s parent company is offering to pay for an independent expert to assess whether mercury is still leeching from the site into the Wabigoon River. Domtar spokeswoman Bonny Skene issued the statement to media in the aftermath of a report from...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
An openly partisan coalition of labour unions and internationally funded environmental activists opposed to BC timber harvesting, are once again promoting the myth that a ban on log exports is the best solution to ensure more logs are milled here in BC. This idea is...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
During the open line show on CBC radio Feb. 27 most of the people phoning in were against the export of raw logs as was the guest, Ben Parfitt, who has written extensively on the topic. For more information, I recommend Mr. Parfitt’s June 2007 article Wood Waste and...
by Working Forest | Mar 6, 2017 | Archives
The challenge is clear. While British Columbia’s forest sector has a distinct advantage in market development, there are untapped opportunities related to innovation. The Province is announcing today the launch of the Clean-Tech Innovation Strategy for the B.C. Forest...
by Working Forest | Mar 2, 2017 | Archives
Whitecourt and area residents will have to be extra careful with their campfires earlier on this year. Wildfire season in Alberta is starting a month earlier than usual — on March 1 rather than April 1. “That gives the opportunity for our crews to get their equipment...
