Raw Log Exports or BC Milling Jobs?
Review will determine which forestry jobs are worth more. There has been a shift in the long-running battle over raw log exports in British
Cascade Lower Canyon CF Agreement Signed
Region has new community forest agreement. The Yale First Nation has signed a 25-year renewable community forest agreement with the Fraser Valley Regional District
Mission Community Forest Reports on 2011
Forestry department to cover $258000 loss with reserves
Community Forest Manager Speaks Out
The recent auditor general’s report says B.C.’s forests have been badly mismanaged. Just how badly mismanaged are B.C.’s forests? Jesper Nielsen is the Manager
Getting Stumped – State of BC Forest
CBC Radio – Daybreak South All of this week we will hear from foresters, academics, people connected to the industry and the government.
Forestry Missing From Provincial Budget
Provincial New Democrat Carol James slams the budget of Kevin Falcon, for failing to mention forestry. Speaking on the Meisner program on CFISFM this
Slow markets, labour shortages lead challenges for Revelstoke forest industry
Jim Scott spends his days out in the bush logging. As the owner of Two Guys Logging, a logging contractor, he admits that he’s
Dramatic rise in forest fires projected for Canada’s West due to warming
Wildfires, which already burn more than 350 million hectares globally causing an estimated 340,000 deaths, will double in number in the near future, leading
Celebrating an Uncertain Future?
One hundred years ago, BC embarked on a new adventure in forest management with the formation of the BC Forest Branch (renamed the Forest
Regional district protests bill for forest fuel work
The Regional District of Central Kootenay will continue to play a role in managing forest fuels on Crown lands to prevent wildfires — but
Sunshine Coast Community Forest Passes Audit
Random inspection gives passing grade – The Sunshine Coast Community Forest has passed an audit of its operations, the Forest Practices Board (FPB) announced
A Tale of Two Forests
It’s a tale of two realities. We’re just not quite sure if the provincial government’s version of reality is the same one the rest
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations responds to the Auditor General’s report on the ministry’s timber management objectives
Ministry is meeting its timber management goals
Province fails to protect, restore pine beetle-ravaged area: report
B.C. is ill-prepared to manage B.C’s beetle-ravaged forests as they slide into a long-term decline in both value and diversity, Auditor-General John Doyle said
Barkley Community Forest
Partnership formed for sustainable growth – A unique partnership has been struck to spark local economic growth. The Toquaht Nation has teamed up with
Four community forests operations on Sunshine Coast get good audits
Forest practices in the Sechelt and Powell River Community Forests, and two community forest licences held by the Sliammon and Klahoose First Nations, all
Pine beetle kill less than projected, says chief forester
B.C.’s chief forester painted a mountain pine beetle picture both good and bad Thursday for silviculturalists gathered in Kamloops. The good news is the
Province to see increased reforestation and jobs, minister tells conference
The province’s investment in a human resource strategy for B.C.’s silviculture industry is evidence that more trees will be replanted over the next five
Interior will pay price for gov’t neglect of dead forests, Dix says
The B.C. Liberal government is ignoring dead forests — a policy that will haunt the Interior economy for decades, Opposition leader Adrian Dix charged
Hampton optimistic about the future of Burns Lake’s Babine Forest Products
Steve Zika, Hampton Affiliates chief executive officer said to Lakes District News last week that he remains optimistic that Babine Forest Products will be