Mountain Pine Beetle

• Parks Canada thinning forests around Banff townsite to lower wildfire, mountain pine beetle risk

  The forests in Banff National Park are not only old and beyond what is considered their natural burning cycle, but mountain pine beetle is also wreaking havoc on the ecosystem.

  Environment

  Jan 19
  
• Mountain pine beetle population decimated in Jasper National Park after consecutive deep freezes

  Parks Canada said it was a memorable cold snap in 2019 that really started to significantly bring down the population of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park.

  Environment

  Dec 16, 2022
  
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• Up to $1M approved by Saskatchewan government to battle mountain pine beetle threat

  The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have renewed their agreement to fight the threat of mountain pine beetles in Alberta.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2021
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• Researchers find the further they go, the stronger mountain pine beetles’ signal gets

  University of Alberta researchers have determined that the female mountain pine beetles' pheromones, called trans-verbenol, can draw other beetles to a tree from tens of kilometres away.

  News

  Jul 16, 2020
• Forestry crews ‘on alert’ for mountain pine beetle in Saskatchewan

  “As we know from the COVID situation, epidemiology knows no jurisdictional boundaries," entomologist says.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2020
• Climate change driving up risk of wildfires in Canada: fire experts

  Canadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now.

  Environment

  Jan 7, 2020
• B.C. lumber crisis: MLA calling for ‘political innuendo to be put aside’

  Kelowna-West MLA Ben Stewart says the province needs to "find solutions that are going to help forestry families and workers.”

  Economy

  Nov 9, 2019
• Alberta budget adds $5M to fight mountain pine beetle; Edmonton on alert

  Parts of western Alberta, including Jasper National Park and the Hinton area have been hard hit by the mountain pine beetle. Now, dead trees are being reported in metro Edmonton.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2019
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• Tolko’s Okanagan cuts a sign of bigger problems for B.C.’s forestry sector

  One industry expert is predicting up to 12 more B.C. sawmills will close in the next decade.

  Economy

  May 28, 2019
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• Tolko announces sawmill closure in Quesnel, shift reduction at Kelowna

  The company cites high log costs, weak lumber markets and wildfire impacts in announcing sawmill layoffs.

  Economy

  May 10, 2019