by Working Forest | Jan 24, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
An $185-million biofuel facility in Botwood is coming closer to getting a green light. NewGreen Technology Inc, the company behind the project, will soon be offered a tentative deal by Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial government for the allocation of wood...
by Working Forest | Jan 16, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
Re: “We must protect waterways,” Stephen Legault, Opinion, Jan. 7. There has been a lot of talk about our headwaters recently – and that’s a good thing. The very lifeblood of our communities deserves the best stewardship we can give it. Alberta’s forestry producers...
by Working Forest | Jan 16, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The federal government is appealing a decision by a special claims tribunal to award $13.8 million in compensation to a Vancouver Island First Nation over a historic logging dispute. The Huu-ay-aht First Nation, based in Anacla near Bamfield, received notice of appeal...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
As president-elect Donald Trump begins to shape his trade agenda, there are concerns about the effect on the Canadian economy, in particular because of our reliance on trade with the United States. However, there may be opportunities, too, and Canada must take full...
by Working Forest | Jan 10, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
The lily leaf beetle, with its shiny scarlet back, “is a cute little beetle,” admits Barry Hicks, who established the Applied Entomology Lab at the College of the North Atlantic (CNA) in 2008. But it’s a ravenous bugger, too. If your garden is full of lilies, “they...
by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
A new analysis of trees in major cities around the world puts Vancouver at the top of list for the largest green canopy.Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology used Google Street View to calculate tree canopy from a human point of view, as opposed to the...
