Articles
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Community forest group one step closer to forest purchase
Forty hectares have never looked so good. At the end of June, the Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) took a… read more…
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Northeast Ontario region forest fire update
Hot, dry and humid conditions have created the perfect scenario for forest fires in the Northeast region of Ontario, which… read more…
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Disputed $25-million product liability claim will not reach Canada’s highest court, for now
The Supreme Court of Canada recently announced it will not hear an appeal, from a forestry firm’s captive reinsurance company,… read more…
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B.C. man uses poplar trees to take recycling to a whole new level
David Derbowka has long turned to trees to clean up toxic landfills, using plantations of poplars to draw contaminants from… read more…
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Logging project helped trigger Cherryville landslide
More than four years after a Cherryville landslide almost destroyed a home, provincial documents that shed light on the cause… read more…
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Report into 2012 Cherryville slide made public
Cherryville residents are reigniting calls for restricted logging activities on the hills above them after viewing details into a landslide.… read more…
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UBC partnership aims to recycle environmental contaminants
UBC is partnering with a BC company to turn soil contaminants into household products. As part of the partnership, UBC… read more…
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Ten new forest fires reported in the Northeast today
There were ten new forest fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon, Aug. 4. Algonquin Park 16 is under control at… read more…
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Editorial: Fix problem with Canadian timber subsidies
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Portland, must sometimes feel that old issues never die, they simply fade into the background for… read more…
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Fair trade is a jobs issue (Opinion)
Oregon jobs are at risk from subsidized Canadian lumber. Unless we can find a solution in the coming months to… read more…
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Crofton mill outages impact Catalyst quarter
Catalyst Paper, which owns the Crofton mill, recorded a net loss of $26.6 million for the second quarter of the… read more…
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Millions of FSC-certified products will be used at Rio 2016
Responsible Rio: Millions of FSC-certified products will be used at 2016 Olympics and Paralympics Attending Rio 2016 this summer? If… read more…
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Forest will be lost with Wildwood sale
Re: New bid offered for Wildwood, July 28. I live close to Wildwood on Yellowpoint Road and have always admired… read more…
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Logging industry must think long-term
Re: “Some old-growth logging is necessary,” letter, July 29. Yes, logging old-growth would maintain a healthy industry for a few… read more…
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Risk of forest fires extremely high in southwestern Quebec
The risk of forest fires is extremely high in the southwest corner of Quebec. The province’s forest fire protection agency, the… read more…
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North Bay area forest fire continues to grow
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is battling 24 forest fires in Northeastern Ontario and one in the North… read more…
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Resolute invests millions in tissue project
Resolute Forest Products Inc. invested $52 million in fixed assets during the second quarter, $30 million of which was dedicated… read more…
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Caribou and forestry can co-exist
I am writing in regards to the draft range plan recently released under Alberta’s Caribou Action Plan, which attempts to… read more…
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Wildfire still burning in “tinder-dry conditions” north of Campbell River
A wildfire burning north of Campbell River is proving very tough for crews to tackle. Dry conditions, steep terrain, slopes… read more…
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Crews still digging for cause of Tronson Road wildfire
It’s still not known what led to a wildfire in a Vernon neighbourhood. While the Ministry of Forests has indicated… read more…
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Clock is ticking on TOLKO
Tolko Industries would like to have an answer sooner than later. The company’s need to secure a wood supply in… read more…
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Aerial surveys of spruce beetle outbreak overhead
Pilots have started taking to the air to help the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations assess the… read more…
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French Creek, BC is ‘very sick’
French Creek is suffering from 100 years of logging and other human impact, which The Friends of French Creek Conservation… read more…
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Nelson’s biomass energy plan moves forward
Nelson Hydro will hold an open house in the early fall to update the public on the progress of itsplans… read more…
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St. Elias Ukrainian church rises from the ashes
Almost like Lazarus rising from the dead, a new St. Elias Ukrainian Catholic Church is emerging on the same footprint… read more…