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Wildfires
A wildfire in Southern California more than tripled in size overnight and forced officials to close a major highway, while another blaze in New Mexico had communities on edge after destroying two dozen homes, according to Reuters Friday. It grew from 1,200 acres (486 hectares) on Thursday night to more than 4,000 acres (1,619 hectares)…
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Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement
The partnership with the governments of California, Oregon, and Washington State, along with ve other major cities along the West Coast — Los Angeles, Port– land, San Francisco, Seattle, and Oakland — could lead to some innovations in BC. Pacific North America Climate Leadership Agreement With a combined population of 54 million and a GDP…
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Major Railway Trestle Bridge Fire in Alberta
Police in Mayerthorpe, AB, said the re that destroyed the CN Rail trestle bridge started under suspicious circumstances, according to CBC Wednesday. The re is the fifth the local RCMP detachment has been called to in the past 30 days. Crews responded to 17 res locally in the last seven days, all wildland or grass…
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Wildfire Season Incredibly Early Start: Canada, US
The BC Wildfire Service has responded to 45 new wildfires in northeast British Columbia over a two-day period, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations said on Tuesday. Early Wildfire Season 2016: Canada and US Canada The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday evening that the BC Wilfire Service has responded to…
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Potential Forest Products Industry Labour Problems: BC West Coast
British Columbia west coast forest products industry labour problems TSE:WEF: http://www.westernforest.com/ http://islandtimberlands.com/ “We have laid a lockout complaint with the Labour Relations Board,” United Steelworkers Union to @LumberNews today. More in tomorrow’s issue of your Madison’s Lumber Reporter.
