by Working Forest | Jun 11, 2015 | Archives
CSRD director Loni Parker spoke to the Revelstoke Mountaineer on why the CSRD will continue to campaign for enhanced community consultation regarding the proposed logging in Mount Macpherson’s recreational areas. Columbia Shuswap Regional District director Loni...
by Working Forest | Jun 10, 2015 | Archives
Gerald Parsons is not happy with the process Kruger Inc. is again taking in its quest to modify pension payments into the Corner Brook mill. The chair of the Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Union Pensioners Committee said they were approached about a month ago to defer...
by Working Forest | Jun 10, 2015 | Archives
Perfect job, perfect location Greg Oshust “It’s a great town and a great lifestyle. It’s the best place I’ve ever worked.” It was love at first sight. When Greg Oshust first visited Golden, British Columbia, he immediately wanted to find a job there. Canada’s forestry...
by Working Forest | Jun 10, 2015 | Archives
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) and the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) today opened nominations for the 2015 Aboriginal Business Leadership Award. This annual $5,000 award recognizes and celebrates First Nations entrepreneurs for...
by Working Forest | Jun 10, 2015 | Archives
A combination of drought, heat and insects is responsible for the death of more than 12 million trees in California, according to a new study from UC Santa Barbara’s National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS). Members of the NCEAS working group...
by Working Forest | Jun 10, 2015 | Archives
It’s the end of May and already the ponderosa pine forest around Peter Dooling’s Naramata residence, which he has named Castle Rock, is tinder dry. Dooling, a retired professor of natural resource conservation at the University of British Columbia’s faculty of...
