City of Fernie to address logging concerns
The Fernie Mayor will personally meet with CanWel executives in response to mounting community concern about clearcutting in the area. It follows a public
Talking with Dave Belyea about FPInnovations’ commercial thinning workshops
The workshops focused on alternative logging systems such as commercial thinning in second-growth stands and partial cutting in older stands that have operating constraints
‘The Issue with Tissue’
U.S. plush toilet paper use wiping out Canada’s forests, flushing away the future: report The voracious use of toilet paper in the United States
Grants given to plan evacuation routes
Each of five north-central B.C. communities will receive $25,000 to develop evacuation route plans in the wake of the massive wildfires over the last
FISH AND GAME DONATES TO LAND TRUST, CUMBERLAND FOREST SOCIETY
Two conservation groups in the Comox Valley have gotten major donations from the local fish and game group. According to a news release from
Okanagan hopes $111M in B.C. wildfire cash will extinguish fires this summer
Okanagan officials are expected to welcome a provincial government funding commitment of $111 million over the next three years to support wildfire mitigation and
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
North Cowichan makes decision on 2019 forestry plans and budget
North Cowichan council considered options for 2019 forestry operations within the Municipal Forest Reserve at a special meeting Friday, and endorsed completion of existing
B.C.’s northernmost municipality hopes community ownership of forest can bring a community revival
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
Outland Youth Employment Program to offer youth skills training
A fledgling youth development program will fly again this summer. The Outland Youth Employment Program (OYEP) ran its first summer of skills training and
Igniting community generosity, one firewood permit at a time
Every year in early December, TimberWest gets the opportunity to recognize important local community groups in the Lake Cowichan area thanks to the hard
Promising to be North America’s most advanced, fully integrated, multi-species mass timber manufacturing facility
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
FireSmartBC launches a new website
The BC FireSmart Committee has launched a new website for all things FireSmart in BC. The website includes resources such as: documents like FCCRP
Expedited FESBC funding aids forest industry and environment
Funding of $10 million from the Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia will mean more wood waste will be redirected to mills instead of
Indigenous Forestry Initiative Supports British Columbia Project
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
BC First Nations Forestry Council Announces Appointment of New CEO
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 Community Forest proposed
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 Community Forest presents city with $150,000
Alberni Valley News February 13, 2019 The Alberni Valley Community Forest Corporation (AVCF) continues to pay dividends for the City of Port Alberni. Jim
Forest Enhancement Society of BC – Updates from Around the Province
The Forest Enhancement Society of BC has released a series of updates on their work around the province, including their 2018 Accomplishments Report. According
How do you ship a 300 million-year-old tree stump? Very carefully
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,