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WorkSafeBC Revises Rules, Cracks Down On Sawmills

B.C. forest companies face new, prescriptive regulations that define how much sawdust can settle in a wood-products plant before it is considered a hazard, almost two years after the deaths of four workers in sawmill explosions. The new regime has been rolled out in...

Future Looks Much Brighter For Western Forest Products

All indications are that the future may be bright for Western Forest Products, which operates two sawmills in Nanaimo, and the province’s forest industry after years of struggle. WFP, one of the largest forest companies in the province, reported in May that it...