by Working Forest | May 16, 2016 | Articles
Wildfire ranger Dan Gorzeman directed a crew as it put out hotspots smouldering beneath the boreal forest northeast of Slave Lake, Alta., in August 2015. But he wasn’t on the ground. He was hundreds of metres above the blackened bush in a helicopter, staring...
by Working Forest | May 16, 2016 | Articles
Alberta Forestry’s wildfire experts are at the mercy of the weather when forest fires burn out of control. The Fort McMurray blaze that at first seemed manageable turned into a raging inferno bearing down on the city in less than an hour. Here’s a rundown of how a...
by Working Forest | May 16, 2016 | Articles
J.D. Irving Ltd. has started to remove a mountain of garbage it dumped on its own property, after being directed by the New Brunswick Department of Environment to clean up the site in Parkindale, near Elgin. “The stockpile of Styrofoam seedling containers on JDI...
by Working Forest | May 16, 2016 | Articles
The Ontario Biomass Producers Co-Op is taking steps to add some structure to their industry. The Co-op is implementing Central Desk Selling and a Check Off Collection Mechanism. The Check-Off will generate funds to promote the co-operative. Central Desk Selling is...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2016 | Articles
Pictou Landing First Nation and two other conservation groups will be splitting a $225,000 fine served to Northern Pulp on Wednesday for a 2014 effluent spill in Boat Harbour. In January, Northern Pulp pleaded guilty to a charge under the Federal Fisheries Act of...
by Working Forest | May 13, 2016 | Articles
Seven Mi’kmaq First Nations have filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick government over its forest policy and management agreements with industrial forestry companies. The chiefs contend the province’s forest strategy, management agreements, management...
