Pages tagged "forestry"
Port Coquitlam company thrives on resource links
Posted
on Articles
by Scott Simpson
· October 17, 2014 3:25 PM
A groundbreaking new study by Peter Severinson, research director for Resource Works, should dispel any lingering doubt that resource development is the foundation of Metro Vancouver’s economy
Read more
UBC forestry leads the revival and rethinking of BC's biggest industry
Posted
on Articles
by Gordon Hamilton
· September 04, 2014 9:28 AM
The faculty is going through a revival at the University of British Columbia, drawing a new wave of urban students like Robert Smidstra, who see not just a profession, but also a way to bring about social change
Read more
Signs of hope for BC wood-frame houses market in China
Posted
on Articles
by Anja Novak
· August 27, 2014 2:27 PM
The new five-year memorandum of understanding signed recently between British Columbia and Zhejiang province, which lies just south of Shanghai, seems like a long-held dream coming true
Read more
Building a better life on the banks of the Fraser River
Posted
on Articles
by Gordon Hamilton
· August 17, 2014 9:54 AM
Sawmill worker Hasrat Begg has a son with a master’s degree teaching at Simon Fraser University and a daughter with a diploma from Douglas College who is working at the Vancouver Film School
Read more
The benefits are desirable and the risks can be managed
Posted
on Articles
by Stewart Muir
· August 12, 2014 8:43 AM
Back in 1985 when I was editor of The Whistler Question, I remember writing a column on the coming rise of tourism and the inevitable decline of forestry
Read more
No longer just hewers of wood and drawers of water
Posted
on Articles
by Gordon Hamilton
· July 14, 2014 1:08 PM
This generation of young professionals is shattering stereotypes about what it means to be a resource worker
Read more
Looking for a job? Look no further than natural resources
Posted
on Articles
by Stewart Muir
· July 10, 2014 12:37 PM
New information released under the government of Canada's open data program, which is illustrated by the accompanying chart, shows that the sector grew more than any other
Read moreHere’s a unique voice on economic prosperity and environmental sustainability
Posted
on Media
· July 04, 2014 8:47 AM
Poll: Canadians underestimate economic importance of the East
Posted
on Articles
by Peter Severinson
· June 17, 2014 6:59 PM
It’s quite a contradiction. Canada is relying more and more on trade with Asia, but people are less and less convinced that it matters
Read more
'Canada has to compete harder than ever to sell its resources'
Posted
on Articles
by Peter Severinson
· June 10, 2014 6:31 PM
The key message to emerge from an energy forum is that the country is at a crossroads: where once we supplied only one customer, now we’re trying to supply the world. It’s a big transition, and it won’t be easy
STAY CONNECTED
Add your name below to stay in touch with Resource Works
Get involved
Get involved in the conversation on responsible resource development.