by Working Forest | Mar 23, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Today as we cruise down the hill approaching Coopers Cove when driving out from Victoria, with perhaps a quick glance at the quiet cove, noting small boats and kayaks, we see a background view of a closed-down industrial site. Probably it’s hard to believe the...
by Working Forest | Mar 21, 2016 | Articles
Ernst Baxmann is a hero, says International Forest products (Interfor) logging engineer Aaron Gunther. The company agreed without hesitation and stepped up with a way to thank him. It was in early December that Baxmann was driving his personally-owned logging truck,...
by Working Forest | Mar 17, 2016 | Articles
Moving into the area of biomass energy doesn’t need to be a bewildering experience, a small audience of some 35 heard Tuesday at the Biomass Energy Forum. They heard how the Kluane First Nation is already using wood to provide district heating for some of its...
by Working Forest | Mar 17, 2016 | Articles
Forests are the lungs of our planet. They operate as vast reservoirs for capturing, storing, and releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, as well as providing oxygen. They also provide wildlife habitat, landscape stability, water storage and filtering, and...
by Working Forest | Mar 7, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Northern Development Initiative Trust is rolling out a new fund to help small forestry related businesses research and develop new technologies and techniques. The fund will provide up to $1 million dollars in grants over a two year period for small and...
by Working Forest | Mar 4, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre and FPInnovations are launching the first-ever “ARCTIC Challenge” in the forestry sector, which will elicit proposals from cleantech innovators on solutions to current environmental challenges in the sector. A potential challenge...
