by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
Off a beaten path of Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake, behind a thick of bushes lies a secret place, only these children and their teachers know. “This is our forest classroom,” says Vanessa Pearson, who is the driving force behind Nanaimo Forest School. Like a treehouse and...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
A Vancouver Island First Nation is at odds with a proposed ban on logging old-growth forests. Huu-ay-aht Nation chief-councillor Robert Dennis says a resolution made by the Union of B.C. Municipalities to abolish old growth logging in the province was done without...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
The Province is recognizing Bob and Dan Davidson for innovation and excellence in woodlot management, Mike Morris, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, announced on behalf of Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson yesterday at the...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
The Alberta government says it’s moving ahead with the oil and gas industry to restore habitat for dwindling caribou herds. The province announced Saturday that work is beginning that will eventually see trees planted along thousands of kilometres of land that...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
A heavily logged mountainside in Port Alberni has watchdogs concerned the B.C. government failed to notice clear violations of provincial forestry practices. An investigation launched by B.C.’s Forest Practices Board found a scenic mountainside on the Port...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
West Fraser has commended the Alberta Government for its caribou preservative plan but there could be a fly in the ointment – the loss of timber supplies and jobs. West Fraser officials appeared before members of Yellowhead County Council on Sept. 27 to inform...
