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
Mill explosions ‘new territory’ for B.C.’s beetle-ravaged forest industry
Sawmill explosions in the B.C. Interior have thrown the province’s forest industry into turmoil, raising concerns that the mountain pine beetle’s damage to the
Woodlots and community forests in the Boundary
The Boundary Woodlot Association (BWA) is against a proposed location for a community forest in Midway and Greenwood. The West Boundary Community Forest (WBCF)
Public Input Sought On Deeming Resource Roads A ‘Workplace’
Time is running out to comment on a proposed WorkSafeBC policy that would make resource roads a “workplace”. WorkSafeBC notes there has been a
Pine beetle may cost Lakes, Cariboo up to 12000 forestry jobs: report
Timber and job loss estimates found in a confidential ministry report are sharpening the debate on whether Victoria should relax forestry rules to ease
Forestry decisions must be made carefully
By Hamish Kimmins – As forestry in B.C. evolved, land-use decisions became the subject of increasingly complex processes, one result of which was the
Timber audit triggers concerns
Troubled by a recent Auditor General’s report into how the B.C. manages its forests, rural directors at the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako (RDBN)
Listen to Minister Thomson’s interview on CBC
Click here to read the confidential, draft government report which examined the timber supply for the Prince George, Burns Lake, Williams Lake and Quesnel
Confidential report warns pine beetle set to destroy B.C. forestry jobs
The full, devastating impact of the pine-beetle epidemic that has swept across British Columbia will be felt in the next few years when up
ABCFP voices opinions
B.C. government faces increasing opposition on plans to open forest reserves to loggers – Province’s discussions to help sawmills ravaged by pine beetles have
What about our future?
There’s been a lot of attention paid to Burns Lake since its mill burned down in January this year… I give full credit to Minister
Cheakamus Community Forest to sell carbon credits
Managers of Whistler’s Cheakamus Community Forest (CCF) will find out shortly if the B.C. government will allow them to earn money by selling carbon
Responding to community forest concerns
Peter Ackhurst, Chair, Cheakamus Community Forest Dear Editor, Re: “Must rethink old-growth logging,” Question letters, April 5. The CCF board clearly understands the tourism benefits of the
New BC Forest Sector Strategy Announced
…The forest sector strategy also involves continued opportunities for community forest agreements, the woodlot program and helping First Nations move forward as partners in
Premier Announces Second B.C. Jobs and Trade Mission
Office of the Premier, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation – Premier Christy Clark announced a second jobs and trade mission aimed at maintaining the