Forestry

Recent Forestry articles

Porcupine Wood Products sawmill, with stacks of logs in foreground of photo.

Kootenay lumber mills have roots that run deep

From large forestry companies to smaller, independent, family-run operations, lumber mills are a vital part of our regional landscape

by Julie Matchett

Team members standing outside of Roxy Theatre holding up Business Excellence Award.

West Kootenay, Revelstoke, Cuisine, Entertainment and Hospitality, Forestry, Small Business

Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce’s 28th Annual Business Excellence awards end with a bang

The 28th Annual Revelstoke Business Excellence awards were held on November 6, 2021

by Julie Matchett

Carpenters throw their hard hats in the air in front of a log building.

East Kootenay, Golden, Forestry, Small Business

This intrepid teacher is building log homes while training the next generation of carpenters

Dave Stonehouse, founder of the BC School of Log Building and owner of Stonehouse Woodworks in Golden, B.C., is teaching the next generation of carpenters

by Kyle Born

Green Scene, East Kootenay, West Kootenay, Forestry

Oversight board recommends less clearcutting in the Kootenays

The Forest Practices Board released a report that recommends better reforestation practices in B.C.’s dry fir forests, including less clearcutting

by Virginia Rasch

Exterior of BC Interior Forestry Museum.

Green Scene, West Kootenay, Revelstoke, Forestry

B.C.’s Forest Basket—these forests are OURS

B.C.’s Forest Basket is featured in a new podcast series by the BC Interior Forestry Museum in Revelstoke, B.C.

by Virginia Rasch

East Kootenay, West Kootenay, Forestry

Mass timber helps revolutionize the construction industry

In the Kootenays, members of the Interior Lumber Manufacturers’ Association are working hard to diversify their products and markets

CFO Krystle Seed, CEO and president Ken Kalesnikoff, and COO Chris Kalesnikoff visit Kallesoe Machinery in Denmark to see their new state-of-the-art glulam line in action.

Green Scene, West Kootenay, Castlegar, Environment, Forestry

Kudos to the Kalesnikoff Lumber Company

The fourth generation keeps Kalesnikoff Lumber Company a proud and successful enterprise with its forward-thinking approach to forestry

by Virginia Rasch

Cole, Melanie, Chris and Courtney Sutherland, with a Sutco truck

West Kootenay, Salmo, Forestry, Small Business, Transportation, Best of Business

Sutco cares for its people

Sutco Transportation Specialists is recognized as an industry leader for best practices in human resources, focusing on workplace safety and work/life quality.

by Marie Milner