Forest Industry

• Gorman Bros. LTD announced workforce layoffs due to timber supply issues

  A local lumber production company has laid off eleven staff members due to timber supply issues and market challenges. They say it was "regrettable but inevitable".

  Oct 24, 2022
  
• Old-growth logging opponents to end B.C. highway blockades

  “Major traffic disruptions will end today,” environmental group Save Old Growth said, adding it would switch tactics to public outreach and events.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2022
  
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• With bulk of N.B. glyphosate hearings over, work turns to crafting recommendations

  The committee will have to balance the competing viewpoints of 17 different presenters on glyphosate use, as well as the various opinions of lawmakers around the committee table.

  Environment

  Jun 26, 2021
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• Forest industry directly employs 50,000 across B.C., has big economic impact: Study

  The study said the forest sector generated more than $13 billion in GDP and nearly $8.5 billion in wages, salaries, and benefits.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2021
• Boat Harbour Act decision likely Premier Stephen McNeil’s toughest, but telling for his legacy

  Chief Andrea Paul of Pictou Landing First Nation said Premier Stephen McNeil's legacy will be that he kept his word on the Boat Harbour Act and ending environmental racism.

  News

  Aug 7, 2020
• Happy Birthday Mr. PG: Prince George’s iconic mascot turns 60

  One of British Columbia's best-loved mascots is celebrating a major milestone.

  May 8, 2020
• Investment, innovation key to future of Nova Scotia’s forestry sector: mill exec

  Allan Eddy, manager of business development at Port Hawkesbury Paper LP, says the closure of the Northern Pulp mill was like a large wave hitting the sector.

  Canada

  Feb 12, 2020
• Interfor closes Maple Ridge sawmill in latest blow to B.C. lumber industry

  The Vancouver-based company says the closure is part of a reorganization of its forestry and woodlands operations amid tight supplies of logs for processing.

  Economy

  Sep 4, 2019
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• ‘It’s a perfect storm’: Kelowna meeting addresses downturn crisis plaguing B.C.’s forestry sector

  Industry representatives gathered in Kelowna on Thursday to brainstorm solutions to the downturn plaguing B.C.’s forest sector.

  Aug 1, 2019
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• British Columbia braces for more closures as forestry sector continues to struggle

  The B.C. government is struggling with a diminished wood supply, leading to job losses and mill closures across the province.

  Politics

  Jun 11, 2019