by Working Forest | Jun 18, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Port Alberni Mayor Mike Ruttan says the amount of raw logs leaving his city’s port is growing exponentially and he wants some answers. He adds one in seven raw logs leaving Canada is leaving from Port Alberni. “We get concerned because we think potentially those are...
by Working Forest | Jun 17, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
BC Hydro executive vice-president Susan Yurkovich will become the new president and chief executive officer of the Council of Forest Industries on Sept. 14, COFI announced today. Yurkovich will replace James Gorman, who has accepted a new position as vice-president of...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Eight months ago, a hiker and friend of our organization found new surveying tape in the central Walbran Valley. There, centred around the iconic Castle Grove, stands one of the largest intact tracts of unlogged old growth rainforest on southern Vancouver Island. The...
by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
The opportunity to grow a career Eugene cardinal “If you want to broaden your skills and advance your career, you definitely have a lot of opportunities.” Eugene Cardinal was born and raised on the north side of Lac La Biche, Alberta. He’s lived in the area...
by Working Forest | Jun 3, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Vancouver architect Michael Green, who co-wrote the book on building skyscrapers out of wood timbers, has a role in an audacious proposal to construct the world’s tallest to stand as a beacon on the Paris skyline. At 35 stories, the wooden tower Green’s team is...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
It’s “the year of the forest tent caterpillar” in Saskatoon. Thousands of the tiny black, green, yellow and white insects are crawling their way up local trees and homes in their search for food. The good news, is the bug is relatively harmless. City...
