Articles
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Meadow Creek Cedar plants trees despite licence problems
Meadow Creek Cedar is busy planting trees and doing road maintenance this summer in an attempt to reduce the liability… read more…
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Forest fire still burning by Harrison Lake, B.C.
A forest fire burning on the shores of Harrison Lake is still approximately 0.5 hectares in size as of this… read more…
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Value-added to B.C. wood facility to open
A new value-added wood product is set to be exported from the Alberni Valley this fall, Cantimber Biotech director of… read more…
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Wood marketing board directors fired after forest commission investigation
The directors of the York Sunbury Charlotte Forest Products Marketing Board have been “removed from office … for cause,” following an investigation by the… read more…
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Making the most of what you have
Robin Shackleton from Errington and Joe Young from Qualicum Beach are part of a movement. The local instrument makers are… read more…
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Forest NB comments on Auditor General’s report
In response to the Auditor General’s report tabled on June 23rd, the industry association, Forest NB, considers that the findings… read more…
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AG Kim MacPherson releases audits on health, silviculture
Auditor General Kim MacPherson has released a new report detailing audits into infection control in hospitals, as well as chapters on silviculture… read more…
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B.C. MLA addresses Elkford’s clear cutting concerns
MLA Bill Bennett was invited to the Elkford Lamplighter Pub on Wednesday, June 17 to discuss several issues, including Jemi… read more…
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Opponents block Wildwood move
Members of The Land Conservancy blocked a move that some say could have paved the way for the sale of… read more…
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B.C. frogs threatened as animal extinctions are on the rise
The Oregon Spotted Frog used to be common in the wetlands around the Fraser Valley but as their habitat turned… read more…
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‘Elaho Giant’ — 1,000-year-old Douglas fir — saved by quick action of B.C. fire crews
It was scorched and blackened by fire, but thanks in part to the quick action of B.C. fire crews, one… read more…
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More Firefighters Deployed Out of B.C.
The BC Wildfire Management Branch has sent 31 firefighters to the Yukon to help crews battling a massive wildfire there.… read more…
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Canfor supports European innovation event
This year, for the first time, the prestigious Schweighofer Innovation Prize included participation of a North American forest products company.… read more…
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Young pine trees face new peril from mountain pine beetle
New research from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences shows that pine beetle attacks not… read more…
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Unique green educational opportunity in Southern Interior
Earlier this year, I had a chance to visit the Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Technologies and… read more…
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Falling West Coast exports dampen loggers’ sales
Fewer logs are leaving West Coast docks this year, as Asian demand shifts toward other regions because of the stronger… read more…
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Stephen Hume: Drought conditions threaten fish habitat, pulp mill jobs
Nowhere are the extreme drought conditions affecting the east coast of Vancouver Island more evident than in little streams like… read more…
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Canada’s Forest Products Industry: Growing a Greener Tomorrow
As the voice of the Forest Products Industry of Canada in Ottawa, FPAC works closely with politicians, public servants, academics… read more…
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Oversight and management of NB silviculture program must be improved – Report
In her latest report, released today to the legislative assembly, Auditor General Kim MacPherson concluded that while expenditures on silviculture… read more…
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Selkirk College Forest Technology Students Shift to Mountain Classroom
Trading textbooks for tools of the trade, first year Selkirk College Forest Technology Program students wrapped up their semester in… read more…
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EDITORIAL: Does the cost of labour price us out of some markets?
Glenn Sollitt and the federal Green Party have got this one right. Almost. Sollitt, the Green Party candidate for the… read more…
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B.C. signs community forest agreement with Ucluelet, Toquaht
UCLUELET – Economic and employment opportunities in the Barkley sound region are being enhanced by a new community forest agreement… read more…
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Forest Industry applauds Committee Report on transformation of sector
The Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) says the recommendations by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources… read more…
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Beetle Plague Spurs Canadians on U.S. Lumber-Mill Buying Spree
In the 60 years since Bob Jordan III joined his family’s North Carolina sawmill business, he hasn’t seen anything quite… read more…
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Three new forest fires reported in Northeastern Ontario
After the report on June 21st, there were three new fires reported. North bay 4 is under control at 0.5… read more…