by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2015 | Archives
Auditor General Kim MacPherson has released a new report detailing audits into infection control in hospitals, as well as chapters on silviculture and private wood supply. MacPherson outlined her latest report to the legislature on Tuesday morning. Hospital infection...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2015 | Archives
MLA Bill Bennett was invited to the Elkford Lamplighter Pub on Wednesday, June 17 to discuss several issues, including Jemi Fibre’s cutting near Josephine Falls. The meeting, hosted by the Elkford Chamber of Commerce, invited locals, councillors and District of...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2015 | Archives
Members of The Land Conservancy blocked a move that some say could have paved the way for the sale of Wildwood Ecoforest in Cedar to private interests. The conservancy, a non-profit land trust, is dealing with an $8-million debt and is attempting to fulfill legal...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2015 | Archives
The Oregon Spotted Frog used to be common in the wetlands around the Fraser Valley but as their habitat turned into farmland, or urban development, the amphibian population declined. Now the frogs are the most endangered amphibian in Canada. “The frogs across...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2015 | Archives
It was scorched and blackened by fire, but thanks in part to the quick action of B.C. fire crews, one of Canada’s oldest living things will live to see another day. The Elaho Giant, estimated to be the third thickest Douglas fir on record, was caught in the middle of...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2015 | Archives
The BC Wildfire Management Branch has sent 31 firefighters to the Yukon to help crews battling a massive wildfire there. This latest deployment comes on the heels of the 77 firefighters sent to Alberta to help crews battle a large blaze. Another 21 personnel have been...
