by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
A forestry company is donating a large tract of land that includes at-risk species of trees in northern Nova Scotia. The Nature Conservancy of Canada says Bonnyman and Byers Ltd. is turning over 167 hectares of forested land near the Pugwash River in Cumberland...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
She has a silver-grey trunk, is 200-years-old and unusually resilient. Betty, a mature ash tree in Norfolk, is offering hope that ash dieback disease will not be as destructive as first feared after scientists identified her “strong tolerance” to the disease....
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and other forest groups around the world welcome the official signing of the United Nations agreement on climate change that was reached late last year in Paris. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among world leaders in...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
The Alberta government plans to rely on resources from other provinces if air-tanker companies turn down an offer to extend their newly truncated contracts when they run out in August. Both Air Spray and Conair say their contracts have been cut by 30 days this year,...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
Saskatchewan Environment Minister Herb Cox says there are “relatively normal conditions” ahead of the forest-fire season, after historic blazes last year. There was some concern earlier this year due to below-normal snowfall and generally warmer temperatures over much...
by Working Forest | Apr 25, 2016 | Archives
The investigation into last month’s explosion that rocked the WestPine MDF facility in Quesnel, British Columbia, is ongoing, with WorkSafeBC reporting that it may be months before a conclusion is reached. News sources report that no one was injured in the March...
