by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2016 | Archives
As of 9 a.m. Aug. 10, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spokesperson Andrew Preeper said the Seven Mile Lake fire had grown from 240 to 350 hectares since the previous day but about 15 per cent of the blaze was contained. “They’re saying that there was good...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2016 | Archives
Scientists at Natural Resources Canada say that about 80 per cent of the spruce budworm moths they collected after a migration event in the Campbellton-Dalhousie area last month were female. Millions of the moths descended on the area covering parking lots, gas...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archives
As crews battle three wildfires in western Nova Scotia, the province is restricting activity within forests in a bid to keep more bone-dry woods from going up in flames. “We can manage the fires we’ve got. If we get many more, it’s going to cause...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archives
Hot, dry and humid conditions have created the perfect scenario for forest fires in the Northeast region of Ontario, which includes South Temiskaming. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) say the North Bay 32 fire, located 12.5 kilometers west of...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archives
The Supreme Court of Canada recently announced it will not hear an appeal, from a forestry firm’s captive reinsurance company, of a ruling arising from a disputed $25-million liability insurance claim. This means that an order for a new trial in British Columbia, of a...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2016 | Archives
David Derbowka has long turned to trees to clean up toxic landfills, using plantations of poplars to draw contaminants from polluted soil. Now he is teaming up with a University of British Columbia chemist in a project aimed at extracting from the trees the chemicals...
