Re: New bid offered for Wildwood, July 28. I live close to Wildwood on Yellowpoint Road and have always admired Merve Wilkinson’s vision of eco-forestry. At first blush, a sale to a fellow eco-forester and Merve’s apprentice might seem appropriate, but I cannot help but shake my head at The Land Conservancy’s notion of ‘conservancy.’…
Re: “Some old-growth logging is necessary,” letter, July 29. Yes, logging old-growth would maintain a healthy industry for a few years, maybe a decade or two, but then that high-value timber would be gone, and the industry would be stuck with only the low-value timber (second growth) remaining. To maintain some old-growth timber in the…
The risk of forest fires is extremely high in the southwest corner of Quebec. The province’s forest fire protection agency, the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), says the Val-d’Or, Outaouais and Pontiac regions are among those most at risk. Several regions, from the Eastern Townships to Northern Quebec, are at a high risk of forest fires. That includes the…
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is battling 24 forest fires in Northeastern Ontario and one in the North Bay area is one of the largest in the region. North Bay 32, located 12.5 km west of Latchford in Kittson Township (more specifically: east of East Lady Evelyn Lake), measures 40 hectares and is not…
Resolute Forest Products Inc. invested $52 million in fixed assets during the second quarter, $30 million of which was dedicated to its Calhoun tissue project in Tennessee. The company reported yesterday that no drawdown was made on the asset-based credit facility in the quarter, maintaining the $20 million drawn on the facility as of June…
I am writing in regards to the draft range plan recently released under Alberta’s Caribou Action Plan, which attempts to address the preservation of the Little Smoky and A La Peche herds located around Grande Cache. While no one can argue the importance of preserving the natural beauty and wonder of local wildlife around us,…
A wildfire burning north of Campbell River is proving very tough for crews to tackle. Dry conditions, steep terrain, slopes of fallen timber are fueling a blaze that has already consumed hectares of forest, blanketing the region with smoke and putting residents on alert. Resident Cody Card explains that “this whole entire mountainside…this whole ridge…
It’s still not known what led to a wildfire in a Vernon neighbourhood. While the Ministry of Forests has indicated that Saturday’s blaze on Tronson Road may be human-caused, the Vernon Fire Department is remaining cautious. “We’re working with the ministry to determine the cause,” said Keith Green, Vernon fire chief. “As you gather data,…
Tolko Industries would like to have an answer sooner than later. The company’s need to secure a wood supply in its efforts to reopen its OSB plant west of High Prairie was cited in a letter July 22 from the company to Bruce Mayer, assistant deputy minister, Forestry Division, Agriculture and Forestry. At stake is…
Pilots have started taking to the air to help the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations assess the progress made on combatting an outbreak of the spruce beetle in the Omineca region. Project manager Heather Wiebe said Tuesday an airplane has been deployed this week to check for evidence of the insect and…