Musician Joe Wood was at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Toronto in July 1984 when he realized that while he wanted to remain in the music industry, he didn’t want to perform. “If you’re gonna get a reality check, that’s the guy that’s gonna give it to you,” said Wood. …
Read More »First Nation in B.C. develops prefabricated housing system from locally-sourced wood
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A home described as the first of its kind now stands in the Nak’azdli Whuten community …
Read More »Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.
B.C.’s forestry sector is awaiting the results of a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into the imports of wood products, which could impose further tariffs on the beleaguered industry. It comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a Section 232 investigation into whether importing timber, lumber and derivative products could pose a …
Read More »Metro Vancouver residents asked to register fireplaces, wood stoves by Sept. 15
Most Metro Vancouver residents with a wood-burning fireplace or wood stove will have to register their appliances by Sept. 15 as part of regional bylaws — or risk fines. The regional district says the initiative, which will apply to most of the area’s residents living in the urban containment boundary, …
Read More »‘I’m heartbroken’: Wood carver hopes to get tools back after long weekend theft
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A local woodworker is hoping to get his livelihood back after his northeast Calgary workshop was broken into over the long weekend. Adam Baker, who goes by The Chainsaw Ginger on social media, carves animal artwork out of logs of wood with …
Read More »Outdoorsman’s wood hut saved boys from deadly storm
Tyson Peers built his “Viking house” in woods near his home in Hawkesbury, Ont., to withstand just about anything, but he didn’t know how soon it would be put to the ultimate test. On the afternoon of May 21, Peers, 21, an avid outdoorsman who posts “bushcraft” videos of his wilderness …
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