Doug Donaldson

• Two B.C. NDP cabinet ministers say they won’t run again as election rumours swirl

  Scott Fraser and Doug Donaldson have both said they are not running in the next provincial election, whenever it happens to be called.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2020
  
• B.C. government protecting nine areas of at risk and old-growth forest in logging policy shift

  The B.C. government is banning the logging of at risk and old-growth forests in nine different areas throughout the province.

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2020
  
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• B.C. company signs major deal to export wood pellets to Japan, won’t start until 2023

  The B.C. Government is promising a new deal with a Japanese company will provide significant help to the struggling forestry sector but it won't kick in until 2023.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2019
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• BC Liberals raise concerns over suspension of Rural Dividend Fund

  More than a dozen local politicians and the BC Liberals are calling on the provincial government to re-instate the Rural Dividend Fund program.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2019
• B.C. government rolling out plan to support workers affected by mill closures

  The B.C. government is funding measures to support British Columbia forest workers impacted by mill closures but critics says it's taken too long to respond.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2019
• Forestry industry laying out vision to help struggling sector

  The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has laid out 60 ideas as part of a plan to revitalize the province's forestry sector.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2019
• 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
• NDP moves to protect some of B.C.’s oldest trees, Greens call it ‘inadequate’

  Forestry minister Doug Donaldson said 54 big trees that could have been harvested will now remain standing and will be "surrounded by a one-hectare grove to act as a buffer zone."

  Jul 17, 2019
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• Shutdown, cuts at B.C. pulp and sawmills add to forestry job losses

  Canfor Pulp says the Taylor mill won't operate from June 29 to Aug. 5, reducing pulp production by about 25,000 tonnes.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 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