by Working Forest | Oct 5, 2016 | Archives
Drone flights over Manitoba flood and forest-fire zones have disrupted aerial mapping efforts to help emergency personnel on the ground, says the business development manager for Taiga Air, a Winnipeg-based commercial aircraft operator. Taiga Air business development...
by Working Forest | Oct 5, 2016 | Archives
The province has jacked up the fines for illegally cutting timber on Crown land. The fine has increased from $2,000 to $50,000 for individuals — or $250,000 for businesses — for a first offence. “Government knows that Nova Scotians care a great deal about our forested...
by Working Forest | Oct 5, 2016 | Archives
Using intensely-coloured purple and green traps, and pulling them high into a tree’s canopy, is one of the latest tactics being used by scientists attempting to capture more insects in the hunt for invasive species. Natural Resources Canada is trying out the...
by Working Forest | Oct 4, 2016 | Archives
New Brunswick is on the brink of another spruce budworm outbreak and the forestry industry — the largest in the province — is doing everything in its power to prevent massive defoliation like that of the 1970s. Over the border in Quebec, the insect has...
by Working Forest | Oct 4, 2016 | Archives
INTERFOR CORPORATION is pleased to announce the appointment of Gillian L. Platt of Kelowna, BC to its Board of Directors. Ms. Platt has over 30 years of broad-based, global executive leadership experience spanning a variety of industries, sectors and roles with a...
by Working Forest | Oct 4, 2016 | Archives
The world’s tallest wood building with 18 storeys and measuring about 174 feet in height has been constructed at the University of British Columbia in Canada, four months ahead of schedule, the varsity said. The mass wood structure and facade has been completed...
