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,
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