by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
The B.C. government has approved a permit for logging on one of eight planned “cutblock” areas in the central Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, which an environmental group says could reignite the war in the woods from the 1990s. “This type of old-growth forest is...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
A northern Alberta timber project is on hold after an independent investigation found the deal between three Métis Settlements and a London-based energy group violated a provincial law. The KPMG investigation found that the East Prairie, Paddle Prairie and Peavine...
by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2015 | Archives
Catalyst today announced the sale of approximately 250 hectares of surplus land in Powell River, British Columbia, for $4.5 million. The forested land is adjacent to the Powell River mill site. While the land was previously harvested by predecessor companies, it has...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp has released a study which they hope clears the air about the economic value of the mill to Pictou County, and the province. But some say the mill’s environmental impact has created an issue of trust with the community, especially the Pictou Landing...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
New Democrat candidate Bill Sundhu is supporting a plan to help forestry communities after what he says are years of neglect by Conservative and Liberal governments. Sundhu was echoing a plan put forth by NDP House Leader Peter Julian, a Lower Mainland MP who met with...
by Working Forest | Sep 18, 2015 | Archives
UBC Forestry students can now enrol in the new Bachelor of Urban Forestry degree program. According to UBC Forestry’s website, “Urban forestry is about planning and managing urban green-spaces and ecosystems for human welfare, ecological health and protection of our...
