by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
Wildfire activity throughout B.C. has calmed somewhat from the situation experienced just a couple of weeks ago. There are 127 wildfires burning in B.C. right now, three of them spotted yesterday. Those numbers are well below the days when as many as 18 new...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
Stella-Jones Inc. second quarter sales reached $428.1 million, up 24.2% from $344.8 million a year ago. “Stella-Jones produced solid operating results in the second quarter driven by healthy demand in its core markets and a wider reach in the residential lumber...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
Vancouver claims to have the greenest building code of any city in North America, but the Brits are winning a global race to build energy-efficient new homes. And a report from the University of Victoria-based Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions is calling on B.C....
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
Hey Canada! Mother Nature is calling. She wants you to know that climate change is real, and she is going to kick your butt with another bad fire season unless you wake up and smell the smoke. Nearly four million hectares have burned so far this year in Canada – close...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
The British Columbia government says the province’s parks are off limits to industrial activity under a new policy, but an environmental group fears it makes way for pipelines and other development projects. “Protecting our natural spaces is a priority,” Environment...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2015 | Archives
Alarm bells have been ringing in the wake of a recent rash of fatalities either directly or indirectly related to forestry activities. There have been five forestry related deaths this year and two fatalities associated with forestry activity. July 24th, a manual tree...
