by Working Forest | Mar 29, 2016 | Archives
Hidden behind a wall of trees, the feller buncher — a type of harvester used in logging — cuts the bottoms off several pine trees, bundles them together and throws them on to a pile. Its operator makes quick work, bringing down a stand of trees in minutes. The...
by Working Forest | Mar 29, 2016 | Archives
No, no, no is the answer to the question raised by Peter Moreira (March 17): Can entrepreneurship ‘save’ Atlantic Canada? Only innovation, radical change in governance — a new spirit to bring new meaning to our existence — can do it. Peddling isn’t the answer....
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
An outbreak of the spruce beetle in the Omineca region north of Prince George could be a harbinger of things to come if the conditions that brought it to the fore remain in place in the coming years, according to a University of Northern British Columbia professor....
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
During his visit to the Montreal Wood Convention, Québec’s Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Laurent Lessard, announced that a Wood Innovation Forum will be held in Rivière-du-Loup on October 31, 2016. He invited all the forest products industry’s...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
Poland has approved large-scale logging in Europe’s last primeval woodland in a bid to combat a beetle infestation despite protests from scientists, ecologists and the European Union. The action in the Białowieża forest is intended to fight the spread of the spruce...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
The flooring plant and sawmill at Kennebec Lumber Co. are bustling with activity on a weekday morning, as logs get measured and sliced into lumber and the boards are graded, stacked and prepared for shipping. Meanwhile, just up the road, construction is nearing...
