History of forestry in British Columbia British Columbia has relied on forestry as an economical export resource for about 100 years. In B.C we have two main forests, the coastal forest, which contains the dominant species of the western hemlock (figure 1.). But, also contain red cedar and Douglas fir below the 51st parallel. (Text pg. 128- 129) This is typically a very dense sprawling forest, with large trees. Opposed to the interior forest, that mainly is populated with lodge pole pine and spruce trees. These trees are both small and spread further apart from one tree to another. (Figure 2)
We as a province mainly harvest from the coastal forests for two main reason. First, here we can harvest in greater volumes per square hector. Providing that we are clear cutting. This is because one there is more trees in a smaller area and two the trees are simply just bigger. And finally the biggest reason is transportation of the lumber. We typically harvest close to water ways so we can cut down the trees and then just place them in the water to transport downstream to lumber and pulp mills.
The best way to see the history behind forestry in an economic sense is to look at the soft wood lumber export history knowing that soft wood is what we predominantly find in our coastal forests due to the mild climate that B.C’s coast has.
In table one we can see the documented exports from B.C in recent history from 1988-2000 and in that time we can actually see the lumber price go
I know that the First Nations population pyramid reflects it as a developing country due to the fact that the signature big youth base and small adult top is present, compared to the moderate youth base and high adult top. Furthermore the living conditions as so bad for the First Nations in Canada that on average 4 or 5 families live in one house with an average of 3-4 bedrooms and over 100 communities nationwide have boil water advisories
(1) Interactions In The Physical Environment: Climate Change
1. How does the climate change in Canada’s natural parks affect us?
2. How are native species specifically affected by climate change and invasive species in Canada’s national parks and why?
3. What can you do to reduce climate change in Canada’s national parks?
4. How does the climate change in Canada’s national parks affect North America as a whole?
5. How do you think that Canada’s government should react towards climate change inside
GradusOne Tourism Panel was the first networking event I attended. This event was held at The Profile Vancouver and featured a panel of industry professionals, whom all engaged in very interesting discussions about British Columbia’s growing Tourism and Hospitality industry. The panellists included an Executive Director from Destination Canada, the CEO of The Vancouver Trolley Company, Corporate Manager and HR of SilverBirch Hotel and Resorts, Program Manager of Go2HR, and General Manager of the
Maybe you have never hear of British Columbia, a province which located on the West coast of Canada, but you must hear about his capital, Vancouver; you may feel unfamiliar about his adjacent province, Alberta, but you must have hear of Canada’s oil sand, an unconventional energy which is produces in Alberta. Rocky Mountains separates British Columbia and Alberta directly. For a long time, Two provinces get along with each other peaceful and happily. Until a project called “Northern Gateway pipeline”
For centuries, wolves have been regarded as the enemy. Whether from fairy tales like the three little pigs, to little red riding hood, people constantly loathe them. Why is this? You see, it is human nature to look for a common enemy. Unfortunately, wolves are seen as that enemy. Nevertheless, despite the negative images in the media and mass wolf culls, they keep on persisting. By killing wolves, we are damaging our environment and disrupting the natural cohesion that has been established between
Table of contents
Introduction 3
Types of Mergers 3
Types of Acquisitions 4
Motives behind M&A 5
Problems faced in Mergers and Acquisitions 6
Problems faced in Cross Border Mergers and Acquisitions 7
Sony's Acquisition of Columbia Pictures 8
Sony 8
Columbia Pictures 9
Analysis: Star Framework 9
Fig: Choice of Entry Mode 15
Failure of the Acquisition 15
Reasons for the Failure 16
Merger between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler Corporation 18
Daimler-Benz 18
Chrysler Corporation 18
Analysis:
Pro’s and Con’s to Exploitation of Natural Resources
The planet Earth could be defined as one small piece to an extremely large puzzle within our Galaxy. With out, the Galaxy would not function in the same way as it does now. Inside our planet are several different resources that are used every day. Whether this is direct use such as drilling for oil, or indirect use such as over grazing our land to feed the animals that will in turn feed humans, the point is the Earth is feeling the effects of
Introduction
Rogers’ Chocolates is Canada’s oldest chocolate company and British Columbia’s second oldest company. Steve Parkhill, the new president of company is expected to double or possibly triple the size of company within the next 10 years. In the chocolate candy industry, Canada’s market size was $167 million and growing 2% annually. Although the growth rate in the chocolate industry is falling as a whole, large companies such as Hershey & Cadburys are moving into the premium chocolate market
INTRODUCTION
1.0 An Overview of Urban Regeneration
According to Withgott and Brennan (2007), people are now live at a turning point. Beginning about the year 2007, for the first time in the human history, more people will live in the urban areas than in rural areas. The development of social diversity is one of the principal objectives of urban regeneration. It aims at attracting new inhabitants in degraded districts but also preventing their inhabitants to leave them as soon as the situation