by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2018 | Articles
OTTAWA – The Government of Canada is providing an advance payment of $175 million through the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) to the province of British Columbia. This money will help with the costs associated with long-term...
by Working Forest | Nov 16, 2017 | Articles
DELTA, B.C. – Almost $1.5 million in federal funding will go to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre for their project regarding ICS Incident Management and Interoperability under the Search and Rescue New Initiatives Fund (SAR NIF). A statement...
by Working Forest | Sep 28, 2017 | Articles
A group of professors and ecologists in British Columbia have drafted a letter encouraging the provincial government to treat the wildfires of 2017 as “the new normal” and change its policies toward prevention and response. A story from Global News says the professors...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2017 | Articles
The B.C. government provided updated information regarding the 2017 wildfire season, as of Tuesday, Sept. 12. 158: the number of wildfires burning in British Columbia. 1246: the total number of wildfires in the province since April 1, 2017. 1,173,611: number of...
by Working Forest | Aug 24, 2017 | Articles
Wood supply continues to be a concern for mills near in Williams Lake, B.C., as the wildfire season unfolds. Since July 7, logging operations have been shut down in the Cariboo-Chilcotin region due to the fire danger risk. But even before that, inventory was low, the...