by Working Forest | Jun 7, 2016 | Archives
When the name Resolute was chosen in 2011, after the merger of Bowater and Abitibi-Consolidated, the Canadian company, a global leader in the forest products industry and the largest producer of newsprint in the world, likely didn’t know what a harbinger it was....
by Working Forest | Jun 7, 2016 | Archives
It is touted as a renewable energy source, but there are still challenges facing Bio-Energy. In the Northern Interior of BC, the major challenge is access to fibre. In the wake of the Mountain Pine Beetle, all who depend on forestry are pressed to have...
by Working Forest | Jun 7, 2016 | Archives
Greg Baker has seen the future of concrete block and it’s light — half the weight with double the bang for the buck over traditional block. The Kitchener, Ont.-area former renovation contractor turned entrepreneur has been steadily building a new business plan over...
by Working Forest | Jun 6, 2016 | Archives
“Which tree would you like to be?” That is the question being asked by Italian designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel, who have created a coffin allowing people to be buried in egg-shaped capsules attached to the roots of trees. Citelli and Bretzel, see the new...
by Working Forest | Jun 6, 2016 | Archives
It stands at a little more than 70 metres high, 14 metres taller than the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Experts believe it may have been around even longer than the world-famous Italian landmark, which began to take shape nearly 850 years ago. Big Lonely Doug looms over a...
by Working Forest | Jun 6, 2016 | Archives
A forester with expertise in wildfire and fuel management says Nelson sits between seven and 10 onthe provincial government’s 10-point scale that measures wildfire threat to communities. “Nelson is a fairly high risk area,” says Bruce Blackwell, who is working for a...
