by Working Forest | Sep 21, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Tree Canada, the nation’s leader in tree-related programs and resources, and TELUS are celebrating National Tree Day on September 21 with tree planting events in provincial capitals across Canada. Attended by prominent federal, provincial and municipal...
by Working Forest | Sep 16, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
A group of more than 40 alumni of Hungary’s Sopron Forestry School, who first landed as immigrants in Powell River before attending University of BC, recently returned to the place where they were welcomed to Canada nearly 60 years ago. Nearly 250 students and faculty...
by Working Forest | Sep 15, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
The long-awaited wood pellet mill in Enterprise is another step closer to reality. Aurora Wood Pellets has issued a request for proposals to have someone harvest the wood from the future site of the mill. Hay River Mayor Brad Mapes has been working on this plan for...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
As the provincial government continues to face criticism for a recent update to its natural resources strategy and its decision to allow companies to spray herbicides, one long-time forester says there is an even bigger problem at hand: the lack of a real long-term...
by Working Forest | Sep 8, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Bank of Canada is belatedly acknowledging that the export recovery isn’t evolving as fast as predicted amid weak growth beyond Canada’s borders. The central bank opted once again Wednesday to keep its key overnight interest rate at 0.5 per cent, where it has sat...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Ten months after Governor Brown declared an emergency because of the massive tree die-off in the California, the situation has gotten worse. The latest wave of wildfires adds to worry that many of our forests may disappear in the next few decades. Besides burned...
