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Logging on city lands creates revenue
Powell River Community Forest made a profit of close to $750,000 from logging city-owned property this year. At the Tuesday,… read more…
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Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement likely to expire next month, says Forestry Minister
The Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) will likely expire next month and enter a one-year standstill period, said British… read more…
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Firefighters light up social media with stunning images of the U.S. West ablaze
Firefighter Stephanie Preheim had only just arrived at the storage facility she was assigned to protect from a massive wildfire… read more…
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September brings changes to WorkSafeBC enforcement
New tools designed to help WorkSafeBC crack down on regulation and Workers Compensation Act violators are coming into effect Sept.… read more…
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Canadian Boreal Forest agreements gets global attention
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) is celebrating the international recognition for the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA) at… read more…
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Consultants go high-tech on compiling wood inventory data
A New Liskeard-headquartered forest management company is close to commercializing a proprietary remote sensing technology to calculate forest inventories. First… read more…
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Rate of global forest loss halved: UN report
The rate at which the world is losing its forests has halved, but an area of woodland the size of… read more…
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P.E.I. budworm tracking data important to scientists
A summer long research project on spruce budworm on P.E.I. has been completed. About two dozen citizen scientists assisted the… read more…
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Opposition parties weigh in on NDP’s plan to protect the Castle wilderness
Alberta’s plan to fully protect the Castle wilderness area in southwestern Alberta is being both panned and praised by opposition parties.… read more…
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BC wants to rein in drones after interference at wildfires
The B.C. government is calling for stiffer penalties for the illegal use of drones after unmanned aerial vehicles flew dangerously… read more…
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Alberta to announce enhanced protection of Castle wilderness area
Following decades of lobbying for a provincial park in the Castle wilderness area, the province’s NDP government will Friday make good on its campaign… read more…
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Boat Harbour cleanup begins with study request
The Nova Scotia government is looking for someone who can study the pulp mill waste treatment plant in Boat Harbour. The… read more…
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Woodworkers could benefit from Vancouver storm
A windstorm that toppled trees across British Columbia’s south coast could fuel many fireplaces over the coming winter, but officials… read more…
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Then & Now: Iconic lumber outlasts economic ups and downs
One of the Okanagan’s largest employers, Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd. has thrived throughout multiple fires, industry changes and an increasing… read more…
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B.C. tree-planting: $265 million project in jeopardy as drought saps seedlings
One of the largest tree-planting exercises in B.C. history is in jeopardy due to drought. Many in the know are… read more…
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Opinion: If the softwood lumber agreement falls in the forest . . . .
Canada’s softwood lumber trade agreement with the U.S. expires one week before the Oct. 19 federal election, yet almost no… read more…
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Seeing the forest and the trees, all 3 trillion of them
A new Yale-led study estimates that there are more than 3 trillion trees on Earth, about seven and a half… read more…
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BC Forestry Museum movie series explore all aspects of forests
The BC Interior Forestry Museum is putting on an outdoor movie night series starting this Friday, September 4. The four-movie series looks… read more…
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UBC Forestry seeking trees with DNA to survive climate change
A search is underway at UBC for tree seedlings with the DNA to thrive under rapidly changing conditions, with the… read more…
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WorkSafeBC sharing videos around the world
In less than a decade, WorkSafeBC’s video production has evolved from a handful of cassette tapes to tens of millions… read more…
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Confessions of a former tree hugger
Alan Walter refers to himself as a “tree hugger” when he first purchased his hilly, heavily wooded property in Harrison… read more…
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West Fraser celebrates 60th anniversary Sept. 12
West Fraser’s two divisions in Williams Lake are celebrating the company’s 60th anniversary with a community event. On Saturday, Sept.… read more…
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Forest minister hears BC concerns
Predator management, timber supply, and human-caused fires were some of the discussions local stakeholders had with Steve Thomson, B.C. Minister… read more…
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Town of Oakville to begin cutting down EAB infested trees next week
Area residents can expect to see plenty of trees falling in Oakville’s woodlands next week as the Town begins the… read more…
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B.C. tree-faller certification questioned
A study funded by WorkSafeBC is questioning the effectiveness of a certification program tree-fallers in B.C. have been required to… read more…