Small wood licences – big opportunity for the Kaslo area
A new partnership is assisting community forests and small woodlot licence holders in the Kaslo area to identify new business opportunities. The area surrounding
Valemount community forest gets good audit
Forest practices in the Valemount community forest complied with provincial forestry legislation, according to a Forest Practices Board audit report released today. “We are
Community Forests Part of Forestry of Future
People in communities around the province can be part of the future of forestry through a new community forests program that meets another commitment
Biomass saves big bucks to heat, power rural schools
Rural entities across Alaska are looking for alternative sources of energy as a solution to unsustainable fuel and power bills. The Gateway School District,
Sunshine Coast activists demand public consultation on Wilson Creek logging
About 80 Sunshine Coast residents gathered peacefully on Dec. 4 outside the office of Sechelt, BC mayor John Henderson to demand public consultation regarding
Bridges project seeks to help small-scale forest operators
A new provincial partnership called Bridges II could mean big opportunities for local woodlot licensees and community forests. That was the message that consultant
Three arrested for allegedly interfering with Sunshine Coast logging
SECHELT — Three people were arrested Tuesday as a dispute over logging on the Sunshine Coast heats up. The trio were arrested by RCMP
Community forest activity picks up
These days, sounds of machinery and trees being cut down can be heard from the Alberni Community Forest block near the old West Bay
Hundreds of kilometres of trees being slashed and burned for megaenergy projects
CBC has learned that huge swaths of trees are being burned to make way for energy megaprojects. In the Peace, foresters are complaining about
Province grapples with forest health, harvests after pine beetle
by Gordon Hamilton Nov 04, 2012 Vancouver Sun When Burns Lake logging contractor Klaus Posselt hears of the shortage of wood caused by the
B.C. moves to fill gaps in sawmill fire code inspections
by Gordon Hoekstra – WorkSafeBC changes follow Sun probe into deadly blasts Vancouver Sun The B.C. government will announce Wednesday changes meant to fill
B.C. timber plan unsustainable, says Cariboo MLA
Simpson calls it short-sighted, but forestry council (COFI) supports Victoria’s action plan Business Vancouver It sounds like a laudable goal: increase access to timber
Investing in locally controlled forestry is a triple win
We need a better investment model to deliver food, fuel and fibre without sacrificing forests, which would benefit the economy, society and environment The
Voice of BC – State of Forestry in BC (video)
…Ben Parfitt from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and John Allan from the Council of Forest Industries look at how the forest sector
Arcand Named Business Person Of The Year
Congratulations to our friend and colleague MaryAnne Arcand. 250 News …The Business Person of the Year Award went to MaryAnne Arcand. Arcand’s contributions to
Port Alberni receives first payment of $50,000 from project following one year of harvesting
After three years of existence and one year of harvesting, the Alberni Valley Community Forest has started repaying funding provided by the city. During
Small wood licences – big opportunity
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour BC Government MCBRIDE – A new partnership totalling $200,000 will assist community forests
It takes a Community to Raise a Forest
The provincial government is in the middle of trying to find a better way to do forestry. Mountain pine beetle killed so much of
Successful pilot in Powell River leads to province-wide implementation
BC’s government has introduced a single cutting permit procedure for community forests throughout the province. by Laura Walz | editor@prpeak.com Published: Wednesday, October 17,
Forestry sector takes chemistree 101
Burnaby biorefinery says tree compounds could replace plastics and other oil products Business in Vancouver …”What biorefining offers is a new use for wood,”