Elephant Hill Fire was Human Caused
Police set up tip line to find source of B.C.’s largest forest fire in 2017 Canadian Press in Victoria Times Colonist January 29, 2018
New Vancouver Island University forestry program to start in Woss
By Hanna Petersen North Island Gazette January 30, 2018 Woss will soon be home to a new Forestry Program. Sponsored by the BC Forest
“What is the plan, if any?”
Opinion: Status quo a non-starter in BC’s forest industry By Arnold Bercov, President Public and Private Workers of Canada The Province January 28, 2018
Community Tenures in the Wildland Urban Interface: A BCCFA Proposal for Community Forest Program Expansion
The BC Community Forest Association (BCCFA) proposes an expansion in the number and size of community-based tenures around rural and Indigenous communities to help
Plant Communities at Risk from Logging
BC Forest Practices Board January 25, 2018 VICTORIA – A Forest Practices Board investigation of a complaint about logging near Mt. Elphinstone Park has
BC Government doesn’t plan to dramatically increase the number of forest firefighters before the start of fire season
RadioNL January 26, 2018 The B.C Wildfire Service is heading into 2018 with plans to make changes after the worst wildfire season in history
B.C. government delegation promotes natural resources, wood products and winter tourism in Beijing
BC Office of the Premier January 24, 2018 BEIJING – Promoting opportunities for British Columbia-China collaboration in wood construction, tourism and energy was the
Logging: who decides what (and how) to cut?
By Bill Metcalfe BC Local News January 24, 2018 The B.C. government has just wrapped up a public consultation that may lead to changes
Retention guidance for planning on how to salvage dead logs from 2017’s fires
Annual allowable cut does not need to change, according to report BC Local News January 20, 2018 The current annual allowable cut does not
“We have to go from resource-based decisions to value-based decisions,”
University of Northern British Columbia forum urges caution on resource development By Stuart Neatby The Prince George Citizen January 21, 2018 A day after
Opinion: Bob Williams
It’s time for forestry to benefit British Columbians, not multinational companies By Bob Williams The Vancouver Sun January 21, 2018 Category: Forestry Region: Canada, Canada West
“It’s a certainty in many communities that the relationship between the tenure holder and community has been broken.”
Premier Horgan’s Speech Lifted Loggers’ Hearts Truck Loggers Association January 19, 2018 Vancouver – Premier John Horgan’s speech about the need to reinvigorate social
Bruce Blackwell – Fuel is the only thing we can affect when it comes to fire. We can’t control weather or topography—
Protecting the Working Forest Shields Residents from Wildfire Truck Loggers Association January 18, 2018 Protecting the working forest can reduce the effects of wildfires
TLA – Building Forest Policy for British Columbians Without Catering to Foreign Interests
Truck Loggers Association January 18, 2018 Vancouver – BC needs to change its perspective on softwood lumber trade with the US to better support
Horgan tells truck loggers he wants to reconnect communities with B.C. forestry industry
by Dirk Meissner The Canadian Press in The Globe and Mail January 18, 2018 Premier John Horgan says the relationship between British Columbia and
Sunshine Coast Community Forest
Logging injunction to be lifted in forest popular with mushroom pickers By Bethany Lindsay CBC News January 18, 2018 Logging trucks will return to
Wildfires – A Role for Community Forests and Woodlot Licences
This year’s wildfire season was the worst in BC’s history. Forest fires threatened communities, destroyed homes and businesses, caused over 45,000 people to be
Truck Loggers Association kicks off 75th convention in Victoria
By Andrew Duffy Victoria Times Colonist January 17, 2018 Despite the softwood lumber dispute and uncertainty over the future of the province’s forest industry,