by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Forests Ontario has launched a new video advocating sustainable logging in Algonquin Provincial Park. The three-and-a-half-minute video called Connecting to Our Forests features students visiting a logging operation in the park to learn about the forestry sector and...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Canada’s new rail safety legislation would make it possible for governments to recover costs from railways for any fire they cause, not just accidents that involve crude oil, said Transport Canada, a change that could force railways to pay millions in costs...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Two companies owned by the billionaire Irving family in eastern Canada appear at odds over some of the details of the country’s largest oil pipeline project, which one of them backs. Forestry company J.D. Irving filed a notice with Canadian regulators this week,...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
In a decision made Thursday, the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned the earlier decision that ordered the provincial government to pay Moulton Contracting Ltd. for the failed logging operations in the Fort Nelson area. What happened was that months before logging...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp is poised to appeal its industrial approval permit. “The IA, as it was issued on Jan. 30, we intend to appeal because it was a flawed document,” Bruce Chapman, general manager of the Pictou County mill, said Thursday. “It really hampers our long-term...
by Working Forest | Feb 27, 2015 | Archives
There may still be snow on the ground, but the province is already gearing up for wildfire season, which officially begins on March 1st. Preparations include getting crews, aircraft and equipment in place and deploying them to Alberta’s Forest Protection Area as...
