by Web Editor | Jan 25, 2013 | News
WorkSafeBC completed its investigations into the explosion on January 20, 2012 at the Babine Forest Products Co. sawmill in Burns Lake and the explosion on April 23, 2012 at Lakeland Mills Ltd. Sawmill in Prince George. Two workers were killed and 20 injured in the...
by Web Editor | Dec 7, 2012 | News
Hampton Affiliates has announced it will rebuild the Babine Forest Products Sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C. The decision was made unanimously at the company’s board meeting Monday night. The sawmill was destroyed by a devastating explosion and fire in January that...
by Web Editor | Jun 9, 2012 | The Issues
Is Wood Dust The New Spotted Owl Article by Dan Shell, Senior Editor, Timber Processing Following tragic and devastating explosions and fires at two British Columbia sawmills in Burns Lake and Prince George that killed four workers and injured dozens, leave it to...
by Web Editor | Apr 27, 2012 | News
Beetle-killed pine trees across the B.C. Interior will start to become uneconomical to log in the next two to five years, resulting a steep drop in timber supply and employment, according to a technical report prepared for the forests ministry. Cariboo North MLA Bob...
