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B.C. Premier Bulldozes Forestry Tax

CP | Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.20.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark announced a break in a tax log jam Friday that has concerned British Columbia forest contractors since 2003 when the ...

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Pine Beetles' Move Up Threatens Western Forests: Study

Robin Rowland | Posted 03.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Scientists behind a new study say a warming world has not only made it easier for the mountain pine beetle to invade new and defenseless ecosystems, but also to better withstand winter weather that is milder and erupt in large outbreaks capable of killing entire stands of trees, no matter their composition.

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At Least 19 Injured In B.C. Sawmill Explosion

CP | Tamsyn Burgmann, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.22.2012 | Canada
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BURNS LAKE, B.C. - Workers were forced to jump from the second-storey as their colleagues on the ground fought desperately to push their way in to res...

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Two Presumed Dead In B.C. Mill Explosion

CBC | Posted 03.22.2012 | Canada
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Two people are unaccounted for after a fire and explosion tore through a sawmill east of Burns Lake, B.C., on Friday, officials confirmed...

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