B.c. Forestry

• As mills shutter, B.C. mayor says more support needed for boom-and-bust communities

  The mayor of Houston, B.C., says more long-term support is needed for resource communities who face boom-and-bust cycles like the recent Canfor mill shutdowns.

  Economy

  Jan 27
  
• Canfor ‘restructuring’ operations in B.C.

  Canfor is "restructuring" its operations in B.C., permanently closing one sawmill and shuttering another for an extended period amid plans to build a new manufacturing facility.

  Economy

  Jan 25
  
• Advertisement
• B.C. man ends hunger strike against old-growth logging after 31 days

  Howard Breen, 68, ended the strike after experiencing cognitive decline and losing nearly 40 pounds, according to environmental group Save Old Growth.

  Environment

  May 1, 2022
• Advertisement
• Arrests continue at B.C. old-growth logging blockades

  As of May 20, there have been 21 arrests made since the RCMP began enforcing the injunction on Tuesday, May 18.

  Environment

  May 21, 2021
• Six arrested following blockade of Cambie Bridge opposing old-growth logging

  The Vancouver sit-in to protest logging in old-growth forests is being organized by Extinction Rebellion, a group known internationally for its disruptive and theatrical protests. 

  Environment

  Mar 27, 2021
• B.C. forestry giant Canfor agrees to go private in deal with billionaire Jim Pattison

  The deal, which still needs to be ratified by shareholders, would see Pattison's Great Pacific Capital Corp. offer up $16 per share.

  Oct 28, 2019
• B.C. billionaire makes bid to privatize lumber giant Canfor

  The deal would see shareholders paid out nearly double what Canfor's stock was trading for at the close on Friday.

  Economy

  Aug 12, 2019