More money in B.C. budget for wildfire response as natural disaster costs soar
The 2019 B.C. budget allocates more funding towards disaster response, but the leader of the B.C. Green Party says better policies need to follow
The 2019 B.C. budget allocates more funding towards disaster response, but the leader of the B.C. Green Party says better policies need to follow
North Cowichan council considered options for 2019 forestry operations within the Municipal Forest Reserve at a special meeting Friday, and endorsed completion of existing
The northernmost municipality in B.C. was once home to companies that made eight million chopsticks daily, produced untold strand boards for housing and sawmills
A fledgling youth development program will fly again this summer. The Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP) ran its first summer of skills training and
Every year in early December, TimberWest gets the opportunity to recognize important local community groups in the Lake Cowichan area thanks to the hard
Construction to start in a few weeks on Kalesnikoff’s $35 million project Construction is set to begin in just a few weeks on Kalesnikoff
The BC FireSmart Committee has launched a new website for all things FireSmart in BC. The website includes resources such as: documents like FCCRP
Funding of $10 million from the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia will mean more wood waste will be redirected to mills instead of
A recent IFI funding agreement with the Yunesit’in government resulted in management and skills training to further Yunesit’in’s vision to build community pride and
Dr. Charlene Higgins, as the First Nations Forestry Council’s new Chief Executive Officer BC First Nations Forestry Council February 1, 2019 North Vancouver, BC –We
Penticton council voted unanimously Tuesday to support in principle an application for a community forest outside the city spearheaded by local trails groups. Andrew
Alberni Valley News February 13, 2019 The Alberni Valley Community Forest Corporation (AVCF) continues to pay dividends for the City of Port Alberni. Jim
The Forest Enhancement Society of BC has released a series of updates on their work around the province, including their 2018 Accomplishments Report. According
Will join the new “Dawn of Life” gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum In the technical shop at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax,
“Uncounted forest emissions” represent a major hole in B.C.’s climate plan and show the need for a provincial forest emissions-reduction strategy, according to a new
Recovery & Planning After Wildfires …While the forests of BC have evolved and adapted to experience wildfires as a natural agent of disturbance, it
Thoughts from Peter Pearse, retired UBC Resource Economist Exporting raw logs remains highly controversial in B.C. because of the forest industry’s economic importance and
Premier John Horgan, speaking at the Truck Loggers convention, revealed plans to reform the forest industry by curtailing log exports (amongst other policy changes), with the goal of
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change StrategyGovernment of British Columbia January 16, 2019 Young adults interested in learning a diverse range of job skills
Changes to forest policy as a result of the Coast Forest Sector Revitalization Initiative, were announced by Premier John Horgan at the annual Truck