Proposed amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act will expand B.C.’s parks and protected areas system, adding approximately 107 hectares of new land to six existing Class A parks. To reflect ancestral connections and support reconciliation efforts, the amendments also include renaming John Dean Park to ȽÁU,WELṈEW̱/John Dean Park (pronounced Tlay-will-nook), which means…
BC Wildfire Service crews plan to burn piles of woody debris near Williams Lake over the next six weeks to reduce wildfire risks in the area. Smoke and flames may be visible from Williams Lake and surrounding communities. Firefighters could start igniting the piles as early as Monday, March 25, 2019, and end as late…
GRAZ, Austria –International technology Group ANDRITZ has officially launched its new tissue machine for textured tissue, the “PrimeLineTEX”, enabling customers to produce textured tissue of a quality superior to dry crepe and very close to structured (TAD) tissue, while at the same time achieving significant cost savings. PrimeLineTEX is available with widths of 5.6 or…
CBC News — Environmentalists, woodlot owners, and forestry company representatives were united in calling for changes to the measures being proposed by the McNeil government to protect Nova Scotia’s biodiversity, but Bill 116 is headed back to the floor of the legislature without amendment. That’s because Liberal members on the law amendments committee used their…
KINGSEY FALLS, QC, CNW — Cascades, has unveiled its new brand for retail solutions: Cascades IMGN retail solutionsTM. The diverse IMGN portfolio comprises POS, displays, consumer and shelf-ready product packaging, all of which used to improve in-store brand impact. The total offer includes high-resolution colour printing via flexography, lithography and digital. “Cascades IMGN is the…
NANAIMO — Western Forest Products is taking steps to reduce the hum from its Duke Point sawmill. WFP will add a piece of silencing equipment at the operation just south of Nanaimo in late April or early May, senior director of communications Babita Khunkhun told NanaimoNewsNOW. Khunhun said the silencer was recommended by an acoustical…
Ontario’s government is taking the final step to end the cap and trade carbon tax. The government has finalized the compensation for the eligible participants of the former program, which amounts to a total of $5,090,000. This is consistent with the government’s initial estimate of the final costs and commitment to wind down the program…
Natural Resources Institute Finland — The future climate is expected to be warmer and rainfall is expected to be higher than at present, particularly during the winter. This will increase warm periods and rainfall during the winter, which may lead to a thinner snow cover, local flooding and the formation of ice layers on the…
SAN FRANCISCO — Associated Press — Pacific Gas & Electric Co. pushed back Friday on a U.S. judge’s revised proposals to prevent the utility’s equipment from causing more wildfires, saying it could not “monitor every tree at every moment of every day” to ensure they don’t pose a threat to its electric lines in violation…
Weston Forest was once again recognized for overall business performance and sustained growth with prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies Gold Standard designation. The 2019 Best Managed program award winners are amongst the best-in-class of Canadian owned and managed companies, demonstrating strategy, capability and commitment to achieve sustainable growth. Weston Forest was a winner of Canada’s…