November 2018 Newsletter
The new edition includes information for newly elected officials who are shareholders of community forests, 2019 BCCFA Indicators data collection, Open Burning Smoke Control
From Tree to Canoe – Students working together to understand each other through culture
‘The legacy Carihi gives to the community’ Carihi students will soon have a large cedar log in its works yard as part of a
Donaldson eager to expand partnerships with Asia during forestry trade mission
Minister and 40 others look to strengthen trade with China It’s the biggest forestry trade mission BC has ever put together according to Forestry
Lower North Thompson Community Forest Society Newsletter
The LNTCFS is doing remarkable things with their 20,000 m3 annual harvest, including the establishment of a firewood business with partial funding through the BC Rural
BC Forest Safety Council December News
BC Forest Safety Council November 26, 2018 Time to tell us what you think—and win a gift card! Did you know: Forest Safety News (FSN) has
McBride CF looks to a deal to manage post harvest waste
Turning smoke and slash into pellets and cash By Andru McCracken The Rocky Mountain Goat November 19, 2018 Massive piles of leftover wood in
Quesnel awarded $367,000 to further new opportunities for forest management
By Melanie Law Quesnel Cariboo Observer November 13, 2018 The City of Quesnel has received a $367,000 Rural Dividend grant from the Province to
Launching a new Community Granting Program with the goal of distributing funds in 2019.
Williams Lake Community Forest profits go back to the community Williams Lake Tribune November 13, 2018 The Williams Lake Community Forest is launching a
B.C. forest ministry cutting back on use of herbicide glyphosate
Roundup reduction By Tom Fletcher BC Local News November 10, 2018 The B.C. forests ministry is reducing its use of the herbicide glyphosate, the
New federal investment will help boost number of women in Canada’s forestry sector
The Canadian Institute of Forestry will receive $467,000 for a 36-month project entitled “Gender Equality in Forestry National Action Plan” that will work to remove the barriers that
The First Entrepreneurs: Income of First Nations with resource deals exceed national averages
Reconciliation is not just atoning for past misdeeds but there also needs to be economic reconciliation, according to the Montreal Economic Institute By Geoffrey
New legislation to put public interest first in resource decisions
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy Government of British Columbia November 5, 2018 The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to modernize the
B.C. wildfire action plan focuses on collaboration with First Nations
The new plan includes strategies to anticipate areas most at risk for fire By Anna Dimoff CBC News November 2, 2018 After two record-breaking
Vancouver Island Safety Conference: Managing Risk—empowering good decisions
Wrap up Report – Including a great piece on “Health and safety with the brain in mind” BC Forest Safety Council September 29, 2018
Fire Performance Demonstration Workshop 2.0, hosted by Wood WORKS! BC and the Canadian Wood Council
“The fire tests demonstrated that mass timber can last and hold up load in a fire for a significant amount of time, whether it
Bob Gray – Climate change is not as bad as you think it might be. It’s worse.
First Things First Okanagan speaker explores climate change and B.C. wildfires By Barry Gerding Pentiction Western News October 30, 2018 Climate change is not
B.C. forests face worker shortage as demand for reforestation soars
Wages must go up in the next few years to retain workers By Jon Hernandez CBC News October 27, 2018 Dave Robinson is no
Website expands public review of Crown land-use applications
By the Ministry Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development BC Government October 16, 2018 A new government website improves access to information
UBCM will administer the New Community Resilience Investment Program in collaboration with the BC Wildfire Service, First Nations’ Emergency Services Society and the Forest Enhancement Society of BC, assisted by the BC FireSmart Committee.
BC’s new wildfire mitigation program raises questions for regional district By Barb Brouwer Salmon Arm Observer September 28, 2018 They like the idea
Scientists and forestry experts met in Quesnel this week to look for solutions for the future of the sector
Ecologists, industry experts look at solutions for forestry sector in face ‘new normal’ By Melanie Law Terrace Standard September 28, 2018 . From left: