Policy Issues

In July 2019, government announced a new "Old Growth Strategic Review," which involves a two-person panel travelling across the province to engage with First Nations, industry, stakeholders and communities to hear perspectives on the ecological, economic, social and cultural importance of old-growth forests.

A Contractor’s Perspective on the Growing Coastal Forest Industry By Monty Hussey As Rick Jeffery notes in “Coastal forest industry on the rise after decade of struggle,” published in the [...]

TLA RELEASES REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF THE COASTAL HARVESTING SECTOR Forestry and Logging Positioned to Lead in Job Growth Tired Iron: The State of the Harvesting Sector on the [...]

The coastal forest industry needs to attract and train 4,700 men and women from BC’s coastal communities by 2022 in order to meet anticipated demand. But there’s something standing in our [...]

The British Columbia Coastal Forest Industry Human Resource Strategy was released in early June 2014. Accessible, consistent, quality training is needed for all forestry and logging jobs to ensure the development and [...]

POSITION STATEMENT The Supreme Court of Canada’s Decision in Tsilhqot’in v. British Columbia The TLA recognizes the importance of the Tsilhqot’in Decision and will continue to build mutually beneficial relationships with [...]

Working Guidelines for Contractors to use in Developing Relationships with First Nations 1. Define success for all parties. This may include but not be limited to revenue generation 2. Manage [...]

Community Perspectives on the BC Coastal Forest Industry Linking Communities and Provincial Decision-Makers By acting as a vital link between communities and the province and providing hands-on advice to government, [...]

A Further Look: Community Perspectives on the BC Coastal Forest Industry Linking Communities and Provincial Decision-Makers PRESS RELEASE: TLA Finds Support for Forestry in BC’s Coastal Communities April 3, 2017, Vancouver – [...]

Log Exports: The Story Behind the Story By David Elstone, RPF, TLA Executive Director Truck LoggerBC, Spring 2017 It’s election time! And as if on cue, that old populist punching [...]