by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
“Rashomon” was a film made back in 1950 by the great Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. The film revolves around the murder of a samurai warrior and various characters’ accounts of it. According to their own interests, each of the characters has a very different...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
Northern Pulp pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge under the federal Fisheries Act stemming from a 2014 effluent spill. Lawyers for the federal Environment Department and the mill arrived at Pictou provincial court with an agreed statement of facts and prepared to...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
The import value of logs and lumber to China has fallen by 25% in 12 months because of declining housing constructions, reports Wood Resource Quarterly (WRQ). China imported softwood logs and lumber worth US$498m during the month of November in 2015. This was 26%...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
Residents fighting to save Lantzville forest are looking at partial protection for an active woodlot as B.C.’s forest minister makes it clear he won’t end timber harvests. Organizers of Save Lantzville Forest, a grassroots group, are working on a new proposal to...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
A community economic development survey is giving City of Powell River council a venue to raise concerns on timber harvest within its municipal boundaries. The Union of BC Municipalities survey asks local governments to comment on the impact forestry decisions have...
by Working Forest | Jan 21, 2016 | Archives
Certification for the province’s environmental forest management system is a great first step in advancing and revitalizing the industry, according to the Forest and Agrifoods minister. Christopher Mitchelmore held a news conference in Corner Brook Wednesday to make...
