by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
A bug that sucks the sap out of trees and leaves them dead is the latest threat to Norfolk County’s forests, warns a biologist. The Hemlock wooly adelgid is in the Niagara Region and is probably headed this way, said Gregor Beck, director of Ontario programs for...
by Working Forest | May 30, 2016 | Archives
The federal government is conducting an environmental assessment looking at flooding on the property of its Great Lakes Forestry Centre. The property at 1195 Queen Street East experiences localized flooding during moderate to severe rain, according to Daniel Perri, a...
by Working Forest | Apr 26, 2016 | Archives
The internationally sanctioned competition, the 2017 IFSS Winter Sleddog World Championship will take place on Canadian soil, in a year that celebrates Canada’s 150thanniversary, from January 24 to February 1, 2017. It will be hosted by Canada’s first-ever...
by Working Forest | Apr 26, 2016 | Archives
The former mayor of Iroquois Falls is calling for the president of the Northeastern Ontario Municipal Association (NEOMA), Mike Doody, to resign from his position. James Brown argues that under Doody’s leadership, NEOMA has been doing too much cozying up to the forest...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
WestJet Airlines Ltd is hoping its new partnership with a central Alberta research centre will lead to the development of an environmentally friendly biofuel that will help the carrier reduce its carbon footprint. The Calgary-based airline is working with the Clean...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
The B.C. government is pledging harsh punishment for people who fly drones over a wildfire, who are boating on a lake where an air tanker needs to fill up, or motorists or campers who go into restricted wildfire areas. “If you interfere with firefighting efforts...
