Aspen Planers reopens amidst cutting permit uncertainty
Aspen Planers has announced that it will restart its Merritt mill, which has been closed since early December due to a lack of approved cutting permits, for an undetermined amount of time.
Category: Forestry
Ministry of Forests discuss logging closures
The Herald reached out to the Ministry of Forests to ask about the permitting process and support for forestry workers.
Aspen Planers Merritt remains shut down, reopening date uncertain
One of Merritt’s major economic powerhouses currently lies dormant, closed by a lack of timber supply and government approval of timber harvesting.
Aspen Planers temporarily halts all Merritt operations
Aspen Planers has temporarily shut down their Merritt operations, closing two work sites in the Nicola Valley due to a lack of steady log supply.
Chief Harvey McLeod to attend U.N. Conference
McLeod, who is also a Director for the B.C. Assembly of First Nations, will be en route tomorrow to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend COP27 as part of the delegation.
LNIBDC awarded wildfire mitigation funding
FESBC awarded $544,425 LNIBDC to fund their ongoing work at Steffens Estates, a subdivision located north of Lower Nicola Indian Band’s Mameet IR #1, approximately 17 kilometres north of Merritt on Highway 97C.
Locals develop electric logging trucks
Two Merritt locals are going full speed ahead on their electric logging truck idea, with truck driver Chace Barber and power system engineer Eric Little teaming up to bring a new idea to life in an old-school way.
FireSmart resources still available
With the BC Wildfire Service recently announcing their prediction of a more wildfire intensive September than usual, the City of Merritt is reminding homeowners of an available resource to increase the wildfire resiliency of their properties.
Merritt forester named new BCFNFC CEO
The BC First Nations Forestry Council (BCFNFC) recently found its newest CEO in Merritt man Lennard Joe, a Registered Professional Forester with more than 30 years of experience in natural resource management and consulting.
BC Community Forest Association’s annual conference returns this year
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the past few years had gone without the in person conference but this year, BCCFA is happy to host an in-person conference once again.
Merritt’s logging history
While the City of Merritt may be a small ranching community at heart, much of its growth can be attributed to the support and economic contributions of the forestry industry, according to the Nicola Valley Museum and Archives (NVMA).
2022 National Forest Week
With National Forest Week quickly approaching, the committee is promoting education and awareness about an industry that is at the core of the Nicola Valley.
Valley Carriers completes slash grinding project
Merritt is contributing to the green goals of Canada as local company, Valley Carriers Ltd., have converted wood waste into electricity.
NatureKidsBC Merritt pulls over 260 pounds of knapweed
The local chapter of NatureKidsBC hosted its annual ‘Weed Pull’ event in an effort to preserve a rapidly disappearing ecosystem in the province.
Upper Nicola Band assists in the update of foreshore program
Councillor Brian Holmes of the Upper Nicola Band (UNB), sustainability scholars from the University of British Columbia, and representatives of Living Lakes Canada recently gathered at Nicola Lake to discuss culturally and archaeologically significant areas of the lake’s foreshore, and perform a mock survey of the lake.
BC Trails Day celebrates local ‘happy trails’
The Outdoor Recreation Council of BC (ORBC) is wishing Merrittonians and British Columbians alike ‘happy trails’ as their second annual BC Trails Day landed on Saturday, June 4, encouraging community members to make use of public recreational trails.
Backroads remain closed across the Thompson Okanagan region
In a recent press release by BC Gov News, it states backcountry roads closed in October 2021 across the Thompson Okanagan region will remain closed.
Helicopter operation to remove flooding debris underway
BC’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy has released an information bulletin advising that helicopter operations to clear debris from local waterways are ongoing, a move they hope will expedite the process of clearing the over 270 pieces of large debris identified in BC’s interior.
Kicking up dust: City of Merritt addresses airborne particulates
With increasing temperatures and debris from November’s flooding creating high concentrations of dust, the City of Merritt, along with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy and Interior Health has issued an information bulletin addressing Merrittonians concerns.
Merritt Fire Department performs prescribed burns throughout Merritt
The Merritt Fire Department are performing prescribed maintenance burn in accordance with their fuel management program.
