Letter by Ray Travers, Retired RPF:
B.C. needs to ensure supply of quality timber Letter by Ray Travers, Retired RPF Jul 15, 2016 Victoria Times Colonist Jack Knox’s playfully amusing
Safewoods Extension Note
Are you an employer? “Employer” includes every person or company having under contract of hiring, written or oral, express or implied, a person engaged
Safewoods Extension Note
Prime Contractor “prime contractor” means, in relation to a multiple-employer workplace, (a) the directing contractor, employer or other person who enters into a written
Safewoods Extension Note
Know your responsibility for safety as a small licence holder How many hats did you wear today? Did you know that as a small licence
Forest Practices Board
Bulletin 018 – Fire Hazard Assessment This bulletin explores why fire hazard assessment is important; recent Board audit findings; and provides some FAQs. A
BC’s Forest Practices Board
Eye on BC’s Forests: The FPB Newsletter Summer 2016 Jul 12, 2016 BC Forest Practices Board In my meetings with stakeholders and professionals I
Tumbler Ridge
Community Forest gives Archives Grant Jul 08, 2016 Tumbler Ridge News The Tumbler Ridge Archives are $3500 richer due to a grant from the
Omineca Region
Waging War on the Spruce Beetle Jul 04, 2016 250 News Prince George B.C. – The battle against the Spruce Beetle is in full
Adding value to wood and recreation in McBride
One board at a time Jul 04, 2016 Prince George Citizen “When we first started building the universal boardwalk we had nothing materially to
Burns Lake Community Forest Board announces appointment of new Manager
BURNS LAKE – The board of directors of ComFor Management Services and Burns Lake Community Forest Ltd. (BLCF) are pleased to announce the appointment
Stephen Hume: Time to focus on B.C.’s bread and butter
Jun 24, 2016 Vancouver Sun The provincial government’s grand strategy for revitalizing the coastal forest industry, upon which many communities outside Metro Vancouver are
Slocan Community Forest releases wildfire protection plan
Jun 23, 2016 Nelson Star The Slocan Integral Forestry Co-operative, the community forest based in the Slocan Valley, has released its wildfire protection plan.
McBride Community Forest Update
Carrier Forest License Purchase Offer Withdrawn June 23, 2016 – This week, the McBride Community Forest (MCFC) was informed by Carrier Lumber that the
UPDATED: Community Perspectives On The BC Coastal Forest Industry
Linking Communities and Provincial Decision-Makers Jun 22, 2016 Truck Loggers Association By acting as a vital link between communities and the province and providing
Dr. John Innes, Dean, Faculty of Forestry appointed for second term
By Angela Redish, Provost and Vice-President Academic pro tem Jun 14, 2016 University of British Columbia I am very pleased to announce that, on the
Nakusp Community Forest Toad Update
Environmental group ramps up protection effort for western toads threatened by West Kootenay logging By Larry Pynn Jun 01, 2016 Vancouver Sun The Wilderness
B.C.s own Robin Hood remembered throughout forests of province
British Columbia’s government has created a $10,000 annual award in memory of Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest. By David Bell Jun 01, 2016 MetroNews
Annual Community Forest Conference Attracts Capacity Crowd in Lake Cowichan
VICTORIA, BC – Over 150 delegates attended the annual gathering of the BC Community Forest Association (BCCFA) May 26-28th in Lake Cowichan. The conference
New community forest award honours life of Robin Hood
Robin Hood from Likely, B.C. may not have been from Nottingham but his legend for those involved in the province’s community forests is as big as