B.C. timber plan unsustainable, says Cariboo MLA
Simpson calls it short-sighted, but forestry council (COFI) supports Victoria’s action plan Business Vancouver It sounds like a laudable goal: increase access to timber
Investing in locally controlled forestry is a triple win
We need a better investment model to deliver food, fuel and fibre without sacrificing forests, which would benefit the economy, society and environment The
Voice of BC – State of Forestry in BC (video)
…Ben Parfitt from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and John Allan from the Council of Forest Industries look at how the forest sector
Arcand Named Business Person Of The Year
Congratulations to our friend and colleague MaryAnne Arcand. 250 News …The Business Person of the Year Award went to MaryAnne Arcand. Arcand’s contributions to
Port Alberni receives first payment of $50,000 from project following one year of harvesting
After three years of existence and one year of harvesting, the Alberni Valley Community Forest has started repaying funding provided by the city. During
Small wood licences – big opportunity
Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour BC Government MCBRIDE – A new partnership totalling $200,000 will assist community forests
It takes a Community to Raise a Forest
The provincial government is in the middle of trying to find a better way to do forestry. Mountain pine beetle killed so much of
Successful pilot in Powell River leads to province-wide implementation
BC’s government has introduced a single cutting permit procedure for community forests throughout the province. by Laura Walz | editor@prpeak.com Published: Wednesday, October 17,
Forestry sector takes chemistree 101
Burnaby biorefinery says tree compounds could replace plastics and other oil products Business in Vancouver …”What biorefining offers is a new use for wood,”
Skilled labour shortage transforms old sawmills into training centres
by Gordon Hamilton – In Prince George, forest company Canfor has plans to convert its mothballed Rustad sawmill into a $10-million training centre for
Workplace rules on B.C. resource roads clarified
BC Government VICTORIA – An amendment to the occupational health and safety regulation under the Workers’ Compensation Act stipulates that resource roads are not
Innovative bioenergy facility at UBC
The University of British Columbia’s (UBC)Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility is one of six Canadian projects that were picked recently as some of the
Western forest products to upgrade sawmill
Work is set to begin on Western Forest Products’ $16-million project to upgrade its Saltair sawmill into largest single-line facility on B.C.’s coast. Spokeswoman Mackenzie
Provincial timber policy lacks relevant data
Part of the reason the Special Committee on Timber Supply could not reach a clear or intelligent decision was that the Campbell government had largely
Budworm ‘death by a thousand cuts’
A defoliating forest insect is building “almost in a circle around us,” threatening both logging values and backyard trees, a provincial entomologist based in
Change to permits for cutting timber from community forests will help harvest initiatives
The B.C. government is introducing a single cutting permit procedure to make it easier for local governments, First Nations and other non-commercial organizations throughout the
BEYOND THE BEETLE: A mid-term timber supply action plan HFHC Coordinator response
The recently released Mid-Term Timber Supply Action Plan by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) is disappointing at best and sends
One Cutting Permit over a Community Forest Implemented
Success for Community Forest Agreement Cutting Permit (CP) Streamlining The Deputy Minister has approved the implementation of the “One CP for CFAs” policy. The one CP
UBC offers world’s largest forestry scholarship
The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry is offering the world’s largest scholarship for forestry research to attract top doctoral students. The Future Forests
BC sawmillls finally start to recover
by Gordon Hamilton – Rebound in U.S. housing starts a big factor, along with continued business from China. After half a decade of depression, British