Vancouver Sun You can read that pine beetles have denuded and killed an area of BC forest land equivalent to the area of California and New York combined, but it doesn’t … Click for more
Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘BC Forestry’
Pine beetles’ march across BC is a catastrophe in slow motion
BC Economy, First Nations, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West Aug 24, 2010
Canadian wildfire blackens 99000 acres
Burns Lake, Forest Industry, North Central, North West Aug 24, 2010
UPI.com Officials told the network the blaze, located southeast of Burns Lake, was not expected to get significantly larger because of cooling temperatures and a … Click for more
B.C. forestry sector is on its way to full recovery by 2011
BC Economy, Forest Industry May 13, 2010
The Province By Paul Luke, The Province May 12, 2010 BC’s forest sector is enjoying a welcome rally but may have to wait until at least next year to blaze into full … Click for more
Council not impressed
BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, Vanderhoof Apr 28, 2010
Omenica Express Mayor Gerry Thiessen and council are not happy with the recent decision concerning the Vanderhoof Forest District office. District offices in Vanderhoof as … Click for more
BC lumber industry looking up
BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West Apr 25, 2010
TheChronicleHerald.ca There has also been a general decline in the industry, with nearly 94000 Canadian forestry jobs lost over the last nine years, primarily in British Columbia … Click for more
Lumber prices at highest in three years
BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West Apr 19, 2010
Globe and Mail Capital is returning to forestry. In late March, Herb Doman, scion of a lumber fortune that went bust, bought eight sawmills in Ontario and Quebec, … Click for more
Lumber prices at highest in three years
BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West Apr 19, 2010
Globe and Mail Capital is returning to forestry. In late March, Herb Doman, scion of a lumber fortune that went bust, bought eight sawmills in Ontario and Quebec, … Click for more
BC lumber producers get break on US exports tax while facing rising loonie
BC Economy, North Coast, North East, North West Apr 11, 2010
Metro Canada – Vancouver VICTORIA, BC – The export tax BC forest companies pay to ship softwood lumber to the US is being cut by one-third because of rising wood prices. … Click for more
Northwest wood to power up the green energy lines
North West, Terrace Mar 31, 2010
terrace Standard The project would come with 16 full time jobs and approximately 60 indirect jobs in forestry like loggers, truckers and operators. … Click for more
China loves wooden houses, as long as we’re paying for them
BC Economy, China, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West Mar 31, 2010
Vancouver Sun Sure, China is becoming a major consumer of BC wood products. With its economy booming, China’s consumption of BC softwood has doubled in the last year. … Click for more
