Logging
B.C. government commits to use homegrown lumber on major projects, including St. Paul’s Hospital
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
Engineered wood will be used on the new St. Paul’s Hospital and the upgrade to the Royal B.C Museum, the premier announced. Continue reading
Salmon Arm farmers worried about upslope logging
By Jules Knox Reporter/Anchor
Some Salmon Arm farmers in the Silver Creek area are worried about logging that’s planned on a large cutblock up the hill from their properties. Continue reading
Large fire prevention project set to get underway in Banff
By Jayme Doll Anchor
The roar of chainsaws are echoing through the Bow Valley followed by the smell of burning wood. Fire mitigation crews are hard at work trying to clear deadfall and thin out aging forests ripe to burn in and around the Banff townsite. Continue reading
Dozens voice concerns over logging near Carmi trails in Penticton area
By Jules Knox Reporter/Anchor
Dozens of people gathered at a town hall in Penticton on Monday night to voice concern about logging near the popular Carmi Recreation Trails. Continue reading
Some of Alberta’s ecosystems shrinking faster than Amazon rain forest: report
The study says disturbance in the foothills has gone from less than one-fifth in 1999 to 29 per cent in 2015, most from forestry. That’s about a 60 per cent increase in disturbance — almost twice the rate in the Amazon over the same time span. Continue reading
Man, 51, from Hinton dies after logs roll off his work truck near Edson
A 51-year-old logging truck driver from Hinton died on the job Monday night, after he was struck by logs that gave way from his vehicle on a lease road near Edson. Continue reading
Student lumberjacks swing for gold at national competition at Fleming College in Lindsay
By Greg Davis Videographer/Online Journalist
More than 180 competitors gathered at Fleming College’s campus in Lindsay, Ont., for the annual Canadian Intercollegiate Lumberjacking Association Loggersports Competition. Continue reading
Logger woes could topple B.C.’s softwood lumber industry
By Lauren Pullen Digital Journalist
The United States’ plan to implement a tariff on Canadian exporters, the bulk of which are in B.C., is just one blow to the already bruised sector. Continue reading
‘It is just too risky’: Swansea Point residents oppose logging proposal
By Megan Turcato North Okanagan Video Journalist
They fear proposed work will lead to devastating landslides. Continue reading
Neskonlith Indian Band in timber battle with BC government
By Kelly Hayes Video Journalist
The chief of the Neskonlith Indian Band has decided not to attend the Assembly of First Nations meeting in Gatineau, Que. because she has more pressing issues to deal with at home… Continue reading