Forestry

• Port Alberni’s workforce pivots from forestry to green construction

  Known as the forestry capital of Vancouver Island, many of the residents worked in the industry at sawmills and in pulp and paper production.

  Economy

  Jun 12
  
• B.C. forestry conference deals with DRIPA amid industry struggles

  Terry Teegee told the conference that DRIPA should be fully implemented to allow for predictability and sustainability of forestry, mining and other resource industries.

  Economy

  Apr 9
  
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• Premier Eby says new markets, reforms will help forestry, but results will take time

  Eby delivered the keynote address at the BC Natural Resources Forum on Tuesday night, and says British Columbia's forestry industry has taken the biggest hit from U.S. tariffs.

  Politics

  Jan 21
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• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
• 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, 2025
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• 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, 2025
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• 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, 2025