Progress:
New members for McBride Community Forest board The Rocky Mountain Goat News Two new board members have been appointed to the interim board for
NDIT Announces New Fund for Forestry
to help small forestry related businesses research and develop new technologies and techniques. Prince George 250 News Prince George, B.C.- The Northern Development Initiative
Proposal by consultants Bob Williams, Fred Parker and Ray Travers
CVRD marathon: LNG, dirty dirt and forestry Local News Eye Cowichan With an agenda that called for decisions on LNG, forestry studies and contaminated
PHOTO GALLERY: ABCFP AGM & Conference 2016
Tree Frog Creative Communications We are pleased to release our full gallery of images captured last week at the annual conference for the Association
Nakusp CF Plans Challenged to Protect Western Toad
Jobs vs nature: a BC fight A fight is dividing a small town in the interior of British Columbia. The fight is over toads,
The District of Squamish and the Squamish Nation partnership formed
Seeing the forest for the trees – District and Nation step toward a community forest Squamish Chief The District of Squamish and the Squamish
The 2015 Community Forest Indicators Report
Link to the 2015 Indicators Report The report summarizes the results of the second annual survey of community forests in the province. Thirty-one community
Forest certification in Canada: Trends and turbulence
Wood Business There are some unusual things going on in forest certification. The trend lines are heading in different directions. Figure 1 shows 2000 to
Association of BC Forest Professionals Applauds Government
Budget will benefit the long term health of the forest and forest-based communities Association of BC Forest Professionals Vancouver – The Association of BC
TLA comments on the 2016 BC Government Budget
Budget 2016 supports BC’s rural forestry communities BC Truck Loggers Association Vancouver – The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) applauds the 2016 Budget released today.
Once again, Canadian lumber’s fate hangs in a perverse balance
by Carl Grenier, former executive vice-president (1999-2006) of the Free Trade Lumber Council. Globe and Mail The Softwood Lumber Agreement negotiated by prime minister
Community Forest News from SE BC
West Boundary Forest Report Boundary Creek Times President Randy Kappes has released an update of the West Boundary Community Forest guiding principles, which include
Province creates community forest near Burns Lake
Congratulations to the Chinook Community Forest BC Government News The creation of a new community forest near the Village of Burns Lake will help
Board announces appointment of new CEO at the BC Forest Safety Council
Congratulations to Rob Moonen on his appointment as CEO of the BC Forest Safety Council. We look forward to working with you. read more
A renewable and biodegradable alternative to Styrofoam
wood based foam KTH.se Maybe soon we can say goodbye to polystyrene, the petroleum-based material that is used to make Styrofoam. In what looks
Editorial: Landmark Great Bear Rainforest deal proves agreement is possible
An agreement on logging in the Great Bear Rainforest now points the way forward for so many other groups in B.C. who are mired
BCForest Safety Council – Safety Alert
Preventative actions for log truck drivers On January 26th, a 22 year old log truck driver was fatally injured in an incident on Highway
Dollar looms as stumbling block in Canada-U.S. softwood negotiations
By Gordon Hamilton Business in Vancouver The Canadian dollar’s nosedive has disrupted North American lumber markets to the point that Canada is expected to
RIP our beloved Robin Hood
It is with deep sadness that we acknowledge the passing of our friend and colleague. On March 17th, with his family at his side,
B.C. resource sector up to the challenges: Clark
Prince George Citizen It was not a rah-rah tone that Premier Christy Clark took when she spoke at the BC Natural Resources Forum on