by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
B.C.’s independent forest-industry watchdog said Tuesday that the province still doesn’t have a good handle on the management of the thousands of kilometers of resource access roads carved into the back country, a decade after it first warned the province about the...
by Working Forest | Apr 22, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
It only took one megadeal is an otherwise quiet quarter to boost mergers and acquisition (M & A) activity in the forestry, packaging and paper sector to historic heights, according to a report released Tuesday (April 21) from PwC. Global M & A activity...
by Working Forest | Apr 8, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
The tiny green insect – an invasive species from Asia – has been writing the obituary of local ash trees since the first infestation was discovered at a campground near Turkey Point. Those who know what to look for see damaged and dying trees along most every...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Set to resume next month, plenty of ground has already been covered over the two-and-a-half weeks the coroner’s inquest into the fatal Lakeland Mills sawmill explosion has been held so far. By the time it was temporarily adjourned on March 26, the inquest had...
by Working Forest | Apr 7, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), have taken off in popularity recently, with hobbyists and professionals alike using these small remotely-guided devices for everything from delivering packages to surveying wildlife populations, but one startup has a very...
by Working Forest | Mar 24, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Proponents of the bill say it’s a win-win win for Alberta. The innocuous sounding Bill 203 titled “Safety Codes (Sustainable Structures) Amendment Act, 2014,” might sound dry but it could dramatically impact the province’s forestry industry and those who depend on it....
