Some respite from wildfires - Globe & Mail
August 10, 2009
Cooler temperatures in British Columbia have given firefighters a respite from the wild fires that have burned through thousands of hectares of B.C. forest over the past four weeks.
BC forest fires, dry timber complicate logging plans for forestry companies
August 07, 2009
VANCOUVER, B.C. — British Columbia's fire season is complicating things for the province's ailing forest industry.
Except for pockets in the northeast and southeast, most of British Columbia is rated at a high or extreme risk of fire.
Forestry, mining industries embrace HST
August 07, 2009
VICTORIA - Think everyone's against the new harmonized sales tax? Think again.
Resource-based industries and the construction and manufacturing sectors are among supporters of the 12 per cent HST, slated to be introduced in July 2010. They say it will save money and pave the way for increased investment and more jobs.
Canada's forest industry is choking on American black liquor
July 7, 2009
The beverage of choice in the forestry industry these days is black liquor.
It raises spirits in the United States, but for Canada's forestry industry it is more dangerous than a burning cigarette thrown from a vacationing family's minivan.
The AX MEN are back
February 2, 2009 - History Channel
The AX MEN are back, and they’re bigger, badder, and tougher than ever. The first ever non-fiction series about the treacherous life of Pacific Northwest timber cutters, premieres its second season Monday, March 2 at 10pm ET/PT on HISTORY™.
