Articles
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Media access to forest fires limited
Forest fires as news stories have always been popular. That has never changed. What has changed, however, is how the… read more…
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Wood Pellet Power: A Climate Threat?
Much ado has been made of late about the advantages and, increasingly, the potential disadvantages of using wood to create energy. Figuring… read more…
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Lakeland recommendations will be taken “very seriously”, says Clark
The provincial government will take a close look at the recommendations from the coroner’s inquest into the fatal Lakeland Mills… read more…
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Water Logged: Firm Reclaims Timber Lost To Maine’s Frigid Rivers
In the north woods of Maine, Tom Shafer is bumping along on a rutted trail in his four-wheel drive truck.… read more…
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Group sues to stop Kootenai logging project
An environmental group is suing to stop a logging project in the Kootenai National Forest near Libby. The Alliance for… read more…
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Kids learning in the DIRT; forest schools challenging traditional education
People throughout western Washington are all about spending time outdoors for recreation, but what about taking education outside? Forest schools… read more…
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Prescribed fire ignited in Banff National Park
Crews started work this week on a prescribed fire in the Dormer River Valley in Banff National Park to restore the grasslands in… read more…
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Fire crews suffer setback in battle against wildfire in B.C.’s Interior
A large fire raging in British Columbia’s Central Interior has grown dramatically over a 24-hour period, reversing some of the… read more…
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Expert warns fire season in Northern B.C. getting worse
A massive wildfire in northern B.C. shows that the province’s forests are increasingly primed for such blazes because of climate… read more…
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Don Cayo: First Nations aiding development
Resource development in B.C. isn’t stalled, as many appear to fear, but rather is proceeding at a historic pace, according… read more…
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Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls
Investors in lumber stocks are feeling dismayed at the sector’s recent price performance. Confounding bullish expectations, prices are well off… read more…
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Lakeland Mills explosion deaths ruled accidental
A coroner’s inquest has ruled the deaths of two men at the Lakeland Mills explosion in Prince George, B.C, as accidental.… read more…
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From hot bourbon brands to hot sauce, producers tap into American oak as flavour booster
Napa Valley vintner David Duncan has been known to stick his head in an American white oak barrel to get… read more…
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VIU Forestry Department To Go Paperless
While it may seem like contrary to its primary function, Vancouver Island University’s (VIU) Forestry Department has announced it’s going… read more…
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Biorefineries: Helping Transform Canada’s Forest Industry
Canadian pulp and paper mills have been reinventing themselves in recent years in response to increased international competition and reduced… read more…
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Forest Capital of Canada Recognition in Hearst, Ontario
The Canadian Forestry Association (CFA) and the Canadian Institute of Forestry (CIF/IFC) presented the community of Constance Lake First Nation,… read more…
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Forestry funds offered
A hefty replenishment has been harvested for the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund. Minister Steve Thomson, Ministry of Forests, Lands… read more…
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Canfor mills install first online measurement of fibre wall thickness
A successful collaboration between FPInnovations, Canfor Pulp and PulpEye has resulted in the world’s first technology for measurement of fibre… read more…
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WorkSafeBC created unit to predict risks following mill blast
WorkSafeBC has established a “risk analysis unit” to better predict new trends in workplace hazards since the two fatal northern… read more…
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Truck Drag Racing in Canada Involves Rolling Coal and 71 Tons of Wood – Video
Have you ever noticed how the Canadians have all sorts of local sports that they use to vent steam? For… read more…
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B.C. caribou herds face extinction despite government protection
Woodland caribou in northeast British Columbia are headed for extinction and could become the first subpopulation of a species to… read more…
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UNBC student helps province spot damaged seedlings
An estimated eight million tree seedlings were damaged this season, affecting both industry and the province’s tree planting plans. That… read more…
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Why bourbon’s incredible popularity might actually be a problem
Ever since 2000, lumber has been something of a sore subject in the United States. Growth in Chinese furniture manufacturing… read more…
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B.C. farmland rush on for carbon offsets
A British company buying up thousands of hectares of cleared farmland in B.C.’s Interior for carbon offset projects will have… read more…
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Slow but steady growth forecast for forestry sector
Forget about a supercycle that’s going to boost lumber prices into the stratosphere. The recovery of British Columbia’s forest sector… read more…