For Greg McDermid, getting a federal research grant is taking his work to another level. The associate professor of geography at the University of Calgary will receive $145,000 over five years to broaden his research with remote sensors that are used to study climate change and landscape dynamics. “They tend not to be the big money grants, but they…
Re: “Clearcut logging leaves shameful sight,” letter, June 16. We are promoting the Vancouver Island Spine Trail as a continuous trail from Victoria to Cape Scott, which will pass through both Crown (public) and private lands. We see this trail to be an opportunity, among other things, to educate the public that industrial logging of…
Re: “Government still not taking Walbran seriously,” comment, June 16. I have been a logger in the area that includes the Walbran for more than 40 years. I have worked for Teal Jones since 2005, and am currently working in the Walbran Valley. It’s misleading to say the government doesn’t take the Walbran seriously. In 1995,…
Dry weather and high winds have made it a busy season for fire crews in northeastern Ontario. The forest fire hazard is currently high to extreme in Greater Sudbury and surrounding area. That includes Elliot Lake, Sault Ste Marie, French River and Killarney. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has the fire hazard for the rest of the…
Arboricultural staff in Fredericton are monitoring for an invasive insect that kills ash trees. They have installed lime green prism traps in 20 locations throughout the city to see if they will catch any emerald ash borers. Don Murray, the manager of parks and trees, and the city’s forester, says while they’ve been watching for the…
Allegations the mandatory evacuation of Fort McMurray was issued dangerously late continue to surface as the province launches an inquiry into the city-wide exodus. “We need to understand why there was such a delay,” said Diane Slater, a retired councillor and former acting mayor in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. “I hear mixed messages and I’m sure the public does too. We…
Fortress Paper Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Fortress Global Cellulose Ltd. and Fortress Lumber Corp., entered into an asset purchase agreement with LSQ Energy, L.P. and LSQ Development, L.P., each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexolia Bioenergy Inc., providing for the sale of the buildings, equipment and other…
The thing to consider about WoodsCamp isn’t its pedigree, its potential social impact or its business case. They’re impressive, but the highlight of this young Mahone Bay startup is its ambition. Founded by Will Martin and Alastair Jarvis, WoodsCamp aims to revolutionize the way timber is harvested in private woodlots. Within 10 years, it hopes…
The Ontario government has ignored startling information about a potentially dangerous mercury dumping site for seven months, a Star investigation has found. Saying he was writing out of “guilt,” a retired labourer says that more than 40 years ago he was part of a small crew that “haphazardly” dumped drums of mercury and salt into…
A concerned Premier Kathleen Wynne is sending government scientists to Grassy Narrows to investigate a report of a potentially dangerous mercury dumping site on land near the First Nation community. Her comments Tuesday came after a Star investigation found the province had ignored startling information from retired labourer Kas Glowacki, who reported that 40 years…