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,
Government of Canada Takes Action to Support Innovation in British Columbia’s Forest Sector, Sustain Middle-class Jobs for Canadians
Natural Resources Canada Cision Newswire January 17, 2018 PRINCE GEORGE, BC – Innovation in the forest sector will help to combat the effects of
Truck Loggers Association
Standing Tall & Strong for 75 Years: New Book Tells How Forestry Contractors Fought For BC Truck Loggers Association January 17, 2018 Vancouver –
Attention Northern Communities!
New funding opens for industry innovation By Jackie Lieuwen The Terrace Standard January 15, 2018 Northern Development Initiative Trust has announced two new funding
Study illustrates the combined effects of climate change and forest fires
By Portland State University Phys.Org January 10, 2018 A new study co-authored by Portland State University geographer Andrés Holz, tracked the ebb and flow
Northern Development Initiative Trust
Northern B.C. economy stable, report says By Arthur Williams The Prince George Citizen January 10, 2018 The economy of northern B.C. has largely stabilized
Sunshine Coast Community Forest
Mushroom pickers win temporary injunction against logging in Sunshine Coast forest By Bethany Lindsay CBC News January 11, 2018 Hans Penner, Laurie Annette Bloom
Logging Near Powerlines
Are you logging near powerlines? Recent incidents in BC’s forest industry, in which trees being felled have contacted energized transmission lines, have led to
Community forest eyes burn piles for industry
By Andru McCracken Rocky Mountain Goat December 12, 2017 The Valemount Community Forest was able to catch up on burning piles of wood
On Haida Gwaii, logging plans expose rift in reconciliation
By Andrew Kurjata CBC News December 9, 2017 The B.C. government is “pursuing profit over culture and community” by selling logging rights on Haida
Forest Practices Board new report:
Changes needed to B.C.’s forest practices legislation December 5, 2017 VICTORIA – In a new report released today, the Forest Practices Board is recommending
Stewardship is not about “cleaning up the mess”
Don’t let timber salvage damage our forests Letter by Ray Travers (RPF retired) The Times Colonist November 24, 2017 Re: “Huge salvage job ahead
Gender balance shift in B.C. forestry: More women enter industry, study forestry
(Audio Story) By The Early Edition CBC Radio News November 14, 2017 British Columbia’s forestry industry has historically been a male-dominated field but the
Wildfire prevention a major task says Quesnel mayor
and a Community Forest is part of the soloution By Mark Nielsen The Prince George Citizen November 22, 2017 Plenty of work will need