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Drones disrupted aerial efforts to combat flood, forest fires, aircraft company says
Drone flights over Manitoba flood and forest-fire zones have disrupted aerial mapping efforts to help emergency personnel on the ground,… read more…
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Province raises fines for illegal logging
The province has jacked up the fines for illegally cutting timber on Crown land. The fine has increased from $2,000… read more…
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Natural Resources Canada on the hunt for invasive species
Using intensely-coloured purple and green traps, and pulling them high into a tree’s canopy, is one of the latest tactics being… read more…
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‘Imminent’ spruce budworm outbreak worries forest industry
New Brunswick is on the brink of another spruce budworm outbreak and the forestry industry — the largest in the province — is… read more…
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Interfor Appoints Gillian L. Platt to Its Board of Directors
INTERFOR CORPORATION is pleased to announce the appointment of Gillian L. Platt of Kelowna, BC to its Board of Directors.… read more…
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World’s tallest wood building with 18 storeys completed
The world’s tallest wood building with 18 storeys and measuring about 174 feet in height has been constructed at the… read more…
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Nanaimo forest school takes kids learning outside
Off a beaten path of Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake, behind a thick of bushes lies a secret place, only these children… read more…
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Huu-ay-aht Nation protests UBCM’s ban on old-growth logging
A Vancouver Island First Nation is at odds with a proposed ban on logging old-growth forests. Huu-ay-aht Nation chief-councillor Robert Dennis says a resolution made by the… read more…
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Bob and Dan Davidson honoured with Minister’s award
The Province is recognizing Bob and Dan Davidson for innovation and excellence in woodlot management, Mike Morris, MLA for Prince… read more…
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Alberta announces tree planting will be part of caribou protection plan
The Alberta government says it’s moving ahead with the oil and gas industry to restore habitat for dwindling caribou herds.… read more…
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Logging violations cut through scenic mountainside in Port Alberni — twice
A heavily logged mountainside in Port Alberni has watchdogs concerned the B.C. government failed to notice clear violations of provincial forestry practices.… read more…
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West Fraser urges scrapping of timber pooling plan
West Fraser has commended the Alberta Government for its caribou preservative plan but there could be a fly in the… read more…
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Log truck deaths leading to clampdown by WorkSafeBC
WorkSafeBC will be ramping up inspections of log trucks across the province in response to a spike in the number… read more…
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Lumber industry hopes for ‘good deal for Canadians’ in talks with U.S. trade ambassador
Canadian softwood lumber executives will meet this week with America’s trade ambassador as they brace for the prospect of U.S.… read more…
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Forester advocates for making logging debris affordable
A Williams Lake forester is urging the business community and local politicians to lobby the provincial government, B.C. Hydro and… read more…
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Old growth forests are important for environment and economy
In response to UBCM Resolution C-27, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson re-affirmed government’s commitment to Vancouver… read more…
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Paltry return on forest
Editor: The loss of another important intact forest on the Elphinstone slopes is very troubling, and in light of the… read more…
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Weather killing Edmonton birch trees, researcher says
A study is looking into why birch trees are dying off in the prairies and British Columbia, but a researcher… read more…
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UBCM convention: Politicians reject old-growth logging
Mayors and councillors from across the province are calling for a halt to logging of old-growth forests on Vancouver Island.… read more…
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Premier funds water, firefighter help for communities
In what looked and sounded like a road-test of her 2017 election campaign, Premier Christy Clark used her annual speech… read more…
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B.C. cities join push to halt Vancouver Island old-growth logging
B.C. municipal leaders have thrown their weight behind a call to halt the logging of Vancouver Island’s remaining publicly owned… read more…
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Help rebuild Vancouver’s tree canopy
This just in from the Park Board media office: Mayday, pagoda dogwood and crabapple trees want homes and a place… read more…
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International forestry conference held in Kenora
Light is being shined on the forest sector in Kenora this week. An International Union of Forest Research Organizations conference… read more…
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Wood WORKS! BC awards B.C. local governments for leadership in wood use in community projects
Leadership in structural and architectural wood use by local governments was recognized today at the Union of B.C. Municipalities Convention… read more…
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Forestry activities near Mackenzie under audit
The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of Chu Cho Industries LP on non-replaceable forest licence A62375, during the… read more…