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Kamloops pulp mill union watching closely as other mills close
The union behind workers at the Kamloops pulp mill is bracing for turbulent times as…
Tolko slows production at Kamloops mill idling workers
Tolko Industries mill in Kamloops is cutting shifts as the demand for its wood products…
New online ‘Forest Eye’ will daylight old-growth logging in BC
There will soon be no way for old-growth logging to go undetected in B.C. An…
How BC’s burnt forests feed the Kamloops mill
All that wood left behind in burnt BC forests is beginning to find new life…
There’s trouble growing in British Columbia’s monoculture forests
British Columbia’s use of glyphosate has drastically declined in recent years. Yet, the landscape of…
Preserving and protecting Interior forests goal of town hall at UBCO
A town hall meeting is being held this weekend in Kelowna to discuss the preservation…
Indigenous knowledge and values add sustainability to Okanagan forest industry
While forestry throughout BC is often regarded as unsustainably managed, a Westbank First Nation logging…
Kettle River forestry investigation raises concerns about logging in watersheds
A recent investigation into logging practices in the Kettle River Watershed highlighted the fact that…
Tolko logging could have ‘catastrophic’ impact on rural Vernon drinking water: report
NORTH OKANAGAN – A plan by Tolko Industries to log an area of land close…
Fire prevention program logs 75% of forested area above Peachland
PEACHLAND – A forested area above Peachland was recently thinned by around 75 per cent…
North Okanagan logging company fined after three employees struck by tree
LUMBY – A logging company was slapped with a fine after three workers were struck…
Investigation continues into death of worker at Lumby business
LUMBY – Authorities continue to investigate how and why a man was killed while working…
Slide report reinforces concerns around logging activities in Cherryville
CHERRYVILLE – Improper drainage structures directly contributed to a landslide in a North Okanagan community,…
The beetle is gone, now the hard work begins
WILDFIRES, JOB LOSSES, JEOPARDIZED WATERSHEDS THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - For the most part the small, yet devastating, mountain pine beetle has disappeared from the landscape of the Southern Interior, but the aftermath of its work will be felt for many years to come. The mountain pine beetle epidemic that crawled into B.C. in 2000 is recognized as...