Province rolls out backcountry reform process
The provincial government is driving ahead with changes to BC’s backcountry road system and the vehicles that use them. The Natural Resource Road Act would
Budworm outbreak wreaks havoc on Interior forests
B.C. government sprays record number of hectares to kill pests By Larry Pynn – Canada West Jul 25, 2012 Vancouver Sun The B.C. government
Political leadership needed to reform B.C.’s inefficient forest tenure
The tragedy of the current tenure system is that Crown forests in B.C. currently achieve one of the lowest levels of timber productivity in
BCCFA Submission to the Special Committee on Timber Supply
The full submission can be found here Legislative Assembly of BC Special Committee on Timber Supply is considering ways to address the pine beetle
Climate change could bring about more Johnson’s Landing disasters, experts say
Changing weather patterns render past risk assessments unreliable A massive landslide in tiny Johnson’s Landing that killed four people should be a “wake-up call”
Think of future when logging, special committee told
‘We have concerns about opening up our protected areas to harvesting’ Area First Nations told a special legislative committee meeting in Kamloops on Thursday
The problem of poor returns
Developing new, value-added products is difficult without the profits needed to attract investors, industry experts say Consultants PwC, who track industry performance, say that
Building our future … with wood
In resource towns like Castlegar in the West Kootenay, the future of B.C.’s forest industry is already starting to unfold. It’s all about sustainability
Forest issue? There’s an app for that
Companies are increasingly turning to digital technology for greater efficiency and cost savings From bucksaws to chainsaws to mechanized falling machines, British Columbia’s logging
Minister says the future of forestry is better
Provincial Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Steve Thomson is encouraged by the recent $6.7 million investment Western Forest Products committed to its Alberni
A new way of viewing the woods
While B.C. considers relaxing logging policies, the industry is becoming more eco-conscious When John Innes, dean of the faculty of forestry at the University
Upgrades to Kootenay Sawmill
USNR – Secure new order from Kalesnikoff Lumber Kalesnikoff Lumber has contracted with USNR for a major sawmill modernization at its operation in Thrums,
Forest industry is fragile, group of MLAs told
The message is virtually the same in every British Columbia community where an all-party government meets – we’re hurting, don’t hurt us any more.
B.C. warned not to touch reserves for short-term supply
By Gordon Hamilton – Province pitches extension of plan to open logging in areas previously off limits – When a special committee of the
New tenures promote bioenergy, cut back on wasted wood
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced today regulatory changes that provide access to logging slash and wood waste fibre
Crunch coming for timber communities
There’s a big economic crunch coming for northern Interior forest communities, and a small group of B.C. politicians has been tasked with figuring out
Timber Supply Public Consultations Begin
BC’s Timber Future Focus of Traveling MLAs – As a committee of MLAs starts a whirlwind tour of British Columbia to consult on timber
New Look and Range for Natural Resource Officers
There is a new look to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations enforcement folk. The 169 officers will now be known
BC’s legislative committee to review midterm timber supply
B.C. lawmakers formed a special committee Wednesday to examine the issue of midterm timber supply. “The issue of midterm timber supply is of vital
B.C.’s ‘Carbon Neutral’ Controversy
The bet was that collecting a carbon tax and investing in offsets would create a whole new “green economy.” Five years into B.C.’s experiment