BC Forestry Revitalization
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:48:26+00:00Premier John Horgan says his government plans to rebuild the solid wood and secondary timber industries by ensuring more logs are processed in British Columbia. In a speech to the [...]
B.C. Government Extends Coastal Log Export Rules for Six Months
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:47:08+00:00Premier John Horgan promises reform at loggers’ convention The B.C. government has extended its log export orders for Northwest B.C. by another six months, allowing coastal logging contractors north of [...]
Horgan Pledges Forestry Revitalization, but it’s Easier Said Than Done
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:37:09+00:00Revitalization commitments include a more “credible” system for the sale of crown timber, improved auditing of private forest land, and promoting “stronger business-to-business relationships between major licensees and First Nations.” None [...]
John Horgan Announces Policy Reforms to Rebuild Coastal Forest Sector
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:35:13+00:00Premier John Horgan says his government plans to rebuild the solid wood and secondary timber industries by ensuring more logs are processed in British Columbia. Plans are in the works [...]
B.C. Government Unveils Plan to Reform the Province’s Forestry Industry
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:32:51+00:00The B.C. government is making a change to increase the processing of B.C. logs on the coast. Premier John Horgan introduced parts of the Coast Forest Sector Revitalization Initiative Thursday during [...]
Revitalizing Forestry Industry
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:30:27+00:00Plans are in the works to rebuild the wood and secondary timber industries in British Columbia by ensuring more logs are processed in the province, said Premier John Horgan. The [...]
B.C. to Curtail Log Exports, Rebuild Forestry Industries
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:28:55+00:00Premier John Horgan revealed on Thursday the pillars of a "conscious and deliberate strategy" to curtail exports of minimally processed lumber. The goal: to rebuild the province's solid wood and [...]
B.C. Vows to Curb Raw Log Exports, Wood Waste with Sweeping Policy Reforms
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:26:40+00:00Foresters have economic concerns following announcement at Truck Loggers Association conference The province has vowed to keep raw logs in B.C. after unveiling a two-year plan to revitalize forestry along [...]
Log Exports High on Agenda for B.C. NDP and Forest Industry
tla_irpjsg2019-07-31T17:50:11+00:00Coastal old growth not running out, logger group says Forest industry leaders are gathering in Vancouver this week to hear from the B.C. government how it will move ahead on [...]
Letter to the Editor – Vancouver Star, January 7, 2019
tla_irpjsg2019-10-25T17:41:16+00:00Re: Response to January 3, 2019 article: “Sierra Club calls for increased protection of B.C. forests as Brazilian president raises spectre of Amazon deforestation” Once again, old-growth logging has been inaccurately [...]
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