Loggers arriving at cut block A87125 in the forest above Roberts Creek Monday morning were greeted by a flaming log blockade across the access road. The fiery obstacle is the latest salvo in a confrontation that has been simmering since Peninsula Logging won a B.C. Timber Sales auction for the 18-hectare mixed forest earlier this year….

By Jim Harpell After attending the “Forestry Information” meeting put on by Forestry NS recently at the Best Western Glengarry, one can be forgiven for feeling this was simply a snow job to sell the idea of spraying with glyphosate. It is obvious this was not meant to be a discussion about the spraying but…

New Brunswick may see softwood species such as balsam fir and black spruce disappear from the province’s forests over the next 80 years or so, says a forestry professor. University of New Brunswick forestry professor Charles Bourque has written and tested software to create possible future scenarios for many of New Brunswick’s tree species. Under…

International Trade Minister for Canada, Chrystia Freeland,says that it might not be possible for a deal to be struck between Canada and the U.S. when it comes to softwood-lumber. According to an article in the Globe and Mail, Freeland knows that a deal might not be reached by the October deadline. Washington would then be…

A new assessment by an economic analysis group says the Canada-US softwood lumber deal threatens up to 22,000 jobs in Canada. It adds the deal has benefitted American producers, while harming Canadian producers and American consumers. The analysis was prepared for the Montreal Economic Institute (MEI), an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit research and educational organization. “The…

During National Forest Week (September 18-24), Canadians are invited to learn more about Canada’s forest heritage and about the importance of forests as a valuable and renewable resource and children are no exception. In the Williams Lake area, children will have the opportunity  to help celebrate National Forest Week  when the Cariboo Fire Centre hosts…

It’s been known for years that European earthworms are changing the makeup of North American forests by altering the soil that trees grow in. Tom Johnson (center) stands with some crew members as they hold the final core sample drilled from the bed of Lake Malawi. Courtesy Tom JohnsonUMD research project adds ‘new dimension’ to…

Starting a family, getting laid off and a longtime love of lumber all contributed to turning Luke and Kaylen Janes into a self-professed firewood family who run their own business. “We’ve always had some affection to wood,” said Luke. “I grew up around it and it made sense to carry on with it.” The husband…