Forestry

• Loggers win injunction against B.C. blockade in the Walbran Valley

  A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. 

  Environment

  Sep 12
  
• Latest U.S. move pushes duties on Canadian softwood lumber over 35%

  The U.S. says it will more than double countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber imports, a move B.C. business groups say will harm communities on both sides of the border.

  Aug 8
  
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• B.C. asks PM Carney to keep softwood on radar as tariff deadline looms

  Premier David Eby says the federal government cannot forget about the fate of British Columbia's softwood lumber industry as the deadline for a trade deal with the U.S. looms.

  Economy

  Jul 30
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• B.C. logging industry needs to do more to cut wildfire risk, report finds

  A new report from Forest Practices Board says the B.C.'s logging industry isn't doing enough to help cut the risk of wildfires and calls for an update of provincial regulations.

  Fire

  Jun 19
• Eby says softwood lumber a key focus of ‘productive meeting’ with Carney

  Steep American duties on Canadian softwood lumber were expected to be a focal point as British Columbia Premier David Eby met with Prime Minister Mark Carney.

  Economy

  Apr 7
• Trump’s tariff threat casts long shadow over Canadian forestry

  A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. 

  Economy

  Feb 3
• B.C. extends protections for Fairy Creek watershed

  B.C. has approved a legal order to extend temporary protections to the Fairy Creek watershed even as it acknowledges RCMP are investigating reports of tree spiking.

  Environment

  Jan 29
• Forestry giant Canfor reports net loss of $350 million

  Canfor Corp. says it had a net loss of $350.1 million in its last quarter as it took writedowns and impairment charges related to mill closures in a slumping lumber market.

  Economy

  Oct 26, 2024
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• Canfor to shutter pair of B.C. mills, affecting 500 workers

  Canfor Corp. has announced it is shutting two northern B.C. sawmills in a move it says will affect about 500 workers, partly blaming "punitive" U.S. tariffs imposed last month.

  Economy

  Sep 5, 2024
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• ‘Monumental cedars’: Old-growth clearcut next to iconic B.C. park raises concerns

  A conservationist is raising the alarm after finding ancient cedars clearcut just outside an iconic North Vancouver Island provincial park.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2024