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The Truck Loggers Association is an influential voice in the forest industry on behalf of its 400 member companies across BC. Celebrating 82 years of advocacy, the TLA was formed to give independent loggers a collective voice in the changes taking place in society and the forest industry, as well as to share information about newly developing logging machines, methods, and technology. The TLA now represents independent timber harvesting contractors, phase contractors, market loggers, independent sawmills, industry suppliers and forest resource dependent communities.
TRUCK LOGGERS NEWS.
Joint Statement from British Columbia’s Forest Sector
The TLA is pleased to join COFI in issuing this joint statement with other industry stakeholders in support of a TeamBC approach to making the forestry sector a high priority for provincial and federal government. [...]
TLA Statement on BC Timber Sales review
TLA Statement on BC Timber Sales review Sept 23, 2025 The TLA is pleased to see the Ministry of Forests finally take action on the recent BC Timber Sales review, and we welcome the expanded [...]
TLA Statement on Protests in Upper Walbran Valley
TLA Statement on Protests in Upper Walbran Valley Sept 9, 2025 The TLA has a long history of working collaboratively with First Nations and licensees in support of sustainable timber harvesting in British Columbia. The [...]
TLA Statement on Federal Strategy to Support Forest Sector
The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) welcomes the federal government’s recent funding announcement in support of its strategy and measures for the forestry sector. This significant investment underscores the critical role forestry plays in Canada and [...]
TLA Statement on New Provincial Forest Advisory Council
TLA Statement on New Provincial Forest Advisory Council May 15, 2025 For 82 years, the TLA’s long history of supporting the forward movement of BC’s forest sector with the core objective of ensuring the ongoing [...]
Announcing the departure of Bob Brash, TLA Executive Director
It is with mixed emotions that the TLA Board of Directors announces Executive Director Bob Brash will be departing the TLA as of March 2025. On behalf of the board and TLA members, we would [...]
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Oct 13
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Oct 9
Earlier this year, British Columbia appointed a new deputy minister for the Ministry of Forests. Raised in the heart of the forestry sector, born into the family of a truck logger and growing up in a forestry camp, Makenzie Leine has been tasked with supporting a sector facing significant challenges.
“I used to go out with my dad in the morning…he`d be running his machine out on a block and I would hang out with him,” Leine recalls.
Read the article in the latest TruckLogger BC Magazine in the link in our bio or under Forestry News
#BCForestry #TruckLoggers #BCLoggers #BCLogging #BritishColumbia #Loggers #Logging #CanadianLoggers #CanadianLogging #LoggingLife #Forestry #Forest #ForestryWork #Sustainability #ForestryFeedsMyFamily #ForestryNews #ForestryEquipment #Trees #LoggerLife #Trees #Nature #BeautifulBC ...
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Oct 8
Registration for the TLA 81st Annual TLA Convention + Trade Show is now OPEN!
January 14-16, 2026
This years theme is Fostering Collaboration & Partnerships.
The power of working together is the key to building a stronger, more sustainable forestry sector. Across BC’s forest industry—from contractors and licensees to government, Indigenous communities, and suppliers—collaboration opens the door to innovation, shared success, and long-term growth. In a time of change and challenges, partnership is more than a strategy; it’s a foundation for progress. By strengthening relationships and aligning our efforts, we move forward with greater unity, purpose, and confidence—shaping a future that reflects the best of what we can achieve together.
Register and get your tickets in the link in our bio! ...
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Oct 7
📢 Notice to Our Readers
Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, some subscribers may not have received their physical copy of Truck LoggerBC in the mail.
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Oct 6
TLA Executive Director`s Message
Stakes are High
"One of BC government’s top priorities is reconciliation with First Nations peoples and the implementation of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), which was passed in 2019, making BC the first jurisdiction in Canada to legally commit to aligning its laws and policies with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)."
Read the article in the latest edition of TruckLogger BC in the link in our bio or under Forestry News
#BCForestry #TruckLoggers #BCLoggers #BCLogging #BritishColumbia #Loggers #Logging #CanadianLoggers #CanadianLogging #LoggingLife #Forestry #Forest #ForestryWork #Sustainability #ForestryFeedsMyFamily #ForestryNews #ForestryEquipment #Trees #LoggerLife #Trees #Nature #BeautifulBC ...
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Oct 3
"My last message in the Summer 2025 issue of Truck LoggerBC magazine raised a concern that is dear to me, which is recognizing the investment that the British Columbian forest industry’s supply chain makes to provide wood products manufacturers their key input—delivered logs.
Collectively, by my estimation, BC’s logging and road building contractors have nearly $3 billion invested to run their businesses today, based on replacement values of contractor’s equipment in use. This dollar amount does not include annual investment in upgrades and rotation of equipment. I raise this collective investment topic again for a good reason."
Read the TLA President`s Message in the latest edition of Truck Logger BC Magazine in the link in our bio!
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Oct 2
The TLA was pleased to participate in Resource Works’ inaugural Get It Done BC forum representing the Coast Forest Policy Coalition, one of several event sponsors.
TLA’s Executive Director Peter Lister participated in the panel, "Forestry at the Brink: Can BC’s Coastal Sector Be Saved?" as part of Resource Works’ Get It Done BC forum.
Read the article in the link in our bio under Forestry News ...
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Sep 30
Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Join the TLA in wearing orange today as we honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.
🧡 If you are needing support today, please visit
➡️ https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/national-day-truth-reconciliation.html ...
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Sep 29
The Fall 2025 issue of Truck Logger BC Magazine is out now! 📰 🌲
Don`t miss out on the latest news!
➡ Read the latest edition in the link in our bio!
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Sep 26
Did you know? 🌲🌲
Canada, and the province of British Columbia, were quick to adopt forest certification, from its inception nearly two decades ago.
Canada accounts for almost 36 percent of all certified forests globally—the largest of any country worldwide. More than 85 percent of British Columbia’s Crown forestland have been certified by one of three bodies.
That’s the same amount of certified forests as Norway, Germany, Brazil and Sweden combined.
#NationalForestWeek ...
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Sep 25
If not wood, then what?
It’s an important question as we consider the future for our children and generations to come.
Is it plastic or some other non-biodegradable product – or is it wood, the only truly renewable, recyclable product.
Sustainably sourced - wood products and wood buildings continue to store carbon, providing a climate change solution at home and around the world.
Let’s plan for a future where our forests are forever - while supporting strong, resilient communities.
#ForestryBC #NationalForestWeek ...
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Sep 24
The TLA was please to attend the announcement of the Ministry of Forest`s BC Timber Sales review recommendations and we`re optimistic about the direction of its renewed mandate.
Read the release under Forestry News in the link in our bio ...
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Sep 23
The TLA is pleased to see the Ministry of Forests finally take action on the recent BC Timber Sales review, and we welcome the expanded mandate and resulting recommendations. We are particularly encouraged by the focus on improving access to fibre, especially through predictable and diverse supply, increased volume targets, and timely auctions of unharvested and compromised stands. We also support the ministry’s efforts to maximize marginal harvest opportunities, including enabling the sale of low-value stands and improving utilization of harvest residuals.
Equally important is the commitment to meeting timber sale expectations through greater collaboration with licensees, contractors, and First Nations to deliver action-ready sale packages. Simplifying policy, procedures, and contract language will also go a long way toward improving efficiency across the sector.
These are all critical steps toward strengthening community resilience, reducing wildfire risk, and creating sustainable economic opportunities for workers, communities, and our partners in First Nations and community forests.
Following two key articles in the TLA’s Truck LoggerBC magazine, “Is BCTS Broken?” (Fall 2023), which called for a review, and “BCTS Review: BC Government is Promising Big Changes” (Spring 2025), which highlighted many of the now-adopted recommendations, combined with its submission of recommendations, the TLA is optimistic about the direction and four cornerstones that now frame BCTS’ renewed mandate. ...
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Sep 23
The TLA was pleased to welcome mayors and MLAs from across the province to engage in meaningful discussions on forestry. We were privileged to host a special screening of BC is Burning by Murray Wilson, followed by an insightful Q&A with the filmmaker. We were also honoured to have Minister of Forests, @rparmarbc join us for an important discussion on the future of the sector.
A sincere thank you to everyone who attended and contributed to the conversation.
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Sep 22
Many thanks to MP Aaron Gunn North Island–Powell River and north Island mayors for bringing awareness to BC’s forestry crisis in Victoria today. Made-in-BC and Made-in-Canada policies are affecting lower harvesting levels, delayed permitting, job loss and investor confidence. These issues are top of mind for TLA members and logging contractors across BC.
Visit the link in our bio for the article
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Sep 22
Happy National Forest Week!
During National Forest Week, you are invited to learn more about our Forests, Forestry and to raise awareness about this valuable and renewable resource.
Forests are fundamental to our economy, culture, traditions and history – and to our future. Communities, families and individuals depend on forests for their livelihood and way of life.
#NationalForestWeek ...
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Sep 22
Comment: Forestry is the solution for a stronger B.C.
A commentary. Haakstad is president and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries, and Lister is the executive director of the Truck Loggers Association.
As leaders gather this week at the 2025 Union of B.C. Municipalities’ convention to chart the future of British Columbia, forestry must be central to those discussions.
Forestry touches communities of every size in every part of B.C. It is not just an industry — it is part of B.C.’s fabric.
And at a time of pressing challenges, forestry offers solutions: for rural, urban and Indigenous communities, it can and should be a unifying force.
We don’t have to choose. We can — and must — do it all. And forestry is the major project that proves it — because it can deliver right now.
B.C.’s allowable annual cut is around 60 million cubic metres. We’re harvesting barely half of that, and many mills are down to one shift. That means lost jobs, lost opportunities and declining community stability.
The good news is: forestry doesn’t need years of permitting.
And forestry is, quite simply, a solution.
• Housing: Renewable, low-carbon building materials enable everything from family homes to tall timber towers, like the new BCIT student residences.
• Wildfires: Active forest management reduces fuels that drive catastrophic fires, while industry turns that wood into renewable energy, pulp, paper, and bioproducts.
• Economic development: Billions of dollars in government revenues and tens of thousands of green jobs across operations, contractors, transportation, engineering, equipment and services in every region.
• Reconciliation: Embedding First Nations stewardship, knowledge and opportunity is critical for the future of forestry.
As global trade challenges intensify, B.C. must focus on what we can control, thereby strengthening the sector, safeguarding its workers and securing forestry’s benefits for generations.
By working together, we can ensure a stronger forestry sector, stronger communities and a stronger British Columbia.
Article under Forestry News in the link in our bio ...
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Sep 19
JOIN US IN ABBOTSFORD FOR A TLA MEMBER NETWORKING EVENT!
We want to hear from you about the issues impacting your business and community and share how the TLA can support you.
DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
RSVP by Friday, October 17
More information & to register visit the link in our bio! ...
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Sep 16
📅 Save the Date!
Join us for the 81st Annual TLA Convention + Trade Show
📍 Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC
🗓 January 14–16, 2026
The premier gathering for BC’s forestry sector returns this January! Stay tuned for details on registration, programming, and speakers.
You won’t want to miss it.
#TLAConvention #ForestryBC #BCForestry ...
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Sep 11
JOIN US IN ABBOTSFORD FOR A TLA MEMBER NETWORKING EVENT!
We want to hear from you about the issues impacting your business and community and share how the TLA can support you.
DATE: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
RSVP by Friday, October 17
More information & to register visit the link in our bio! ...