BCCFA November 2016 Newsletter
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The Shareholder Corporation Contract
A Tool for Strengthening Co-operation and Accountability in Community Forestry Link to the document In British Columbia, community forest agreements can be held by
Petition Filed on Black Friday
U.S. lumber coalition fires first shot in new lumber war By Gordon Hamilton Nov 25, 2016 Business in Vancouver The American lumber lobby filed
BC Forest Practices Board
Changes to Board Membership Announced By Darlene Oman Nov 24, 2016 Forest Practices Board VICTORIA – Cabinet has made a number of appointments to
Sea to Sky
Gondola views now protected Jennifer Thuncher Nov 24, 2016 Squamish Chief Visitors to the Sea to Sky Gondola won’t see obvious signs of logging
FSC Canada Releases New Version of its Forest Management Standard
Nov 24, 2016 Forest Stewardship Council MONTREAL – FSC Canada today published the second version of its National Forest Management Standard, emanating from intense
Could Wood Scraps Fuel Planes?
Alaska Airlines Flight 4 took to the sky last week in the first-ever commercial flight powered by a brand new wood-based biofuel By Kristen
Longer trucks save forest companies money, fuel
Add more axles to a log-hauling truck and trailer, to increase payload beyond the six, seven and eight-axle trucks currently in use. That’s a project
BC Forest Policy Killing Jobs in Small Communities, Say Critics
Fort Nelson wants changes to the Forest Act and the ministry’s agreements with forest companies. “Changes need to be directed toward discouraging wood hoarding,
How Mushrooms Could Help Replenish Forests After Clearcut Logging
By Daniel Pierce Nov 24, 2016 Motherboard The small community that lives on Cortes Island, a remote and richly forested spot off the British
Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society 2016 Newsletter
Welcome to our 2016 Newsletter. What a busy year it’s been! The goal of this newsletter is to keep you up-to-date and informed on
Society Constitution and By-Laws
British Columbia Community Forest Association Incorporated under the BC Society Act on April 8, 2002 CONSTITUTION The name of the society is British Columbia
Beyond the Beetle with a Look to the Future
The Woodlot Communicator BC’s woodlotters gathered for their Annual General Meeting in Prince George this year, a fitting location given that it is the
Interior Lumber Manufacturers Association Solutions Paper
MAKING BRITISH COLUMBIA’S FOREST ECONOMIC ENGINE GREAT British Columbia’s forest industry has been instrumental in building our province into one of the greatest places on
Forest ecologist says we need to get fire ‘smarter’ in B.C. (interview)
Listen to the interview – CBC Daybreak A wildfire conference in Kelowna is all about building resiliance to save our homes and communities Oct
Monashee Community Forest
Lumby, Splatsin work together on community forest by Richard Rolke Oct 18, 2016 Vernon Morning Star Just like the cedar they were carved from,
Canada: Where Does The Softwood Lumber Agreement Currently Stand?
On August 18, 2016, Martin Moen, Canada’s Chief Negotiator, provided an update report to the Standing Parliamentary Committee on International Trade. By Bull, Housser
Wells Gray National Forest Week Event
Community forest takes longterm view Oct 04, 2016 Clearwater Times Wells Gray Community Forest is planning for the longterm, according to general manager George