NEWS.
PRESS RELEASES.
TLA’s Statement on Domtar’s closure of Crofton Pulp Mill
TLA’s Statement on Domtar's closure of Crofton Pulp Mill Dec 3, 2025 Yesterday, Domtar’s announcement of its Crofton pulp and paper mill closure was a major and far-reaching loss to its workers, the [...]
TLA’s Statement on BC Forestry Summit
TLA’s Statement on BC Forestry Summit Nov 3, 2025 Following today's BC Forestry Summit, the TLA was pleased to hear the encouraging remarks from Premier Eby and the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Federal Minister [...]
TLA’s Statement on the Provincial Forest Advisory Council’s Interim Status Report
TLA’s Statement on the Provincial Forest Advisory Council’s Interim Status Report October 27, 2025 The TLA commends the Provincial Forest Advisory Council (PFAC) for its ongoing work to develop a long-term vision for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Forestry’s contributions to B.C – August 27, 2021
Letters Aug. 27: Forestry's contributions to B.C. A major contribution to our province Re: “Move B.C.’s forestry jobs into other sectors,” commentary, Aug. 25. Comparing B.C. A major contribution to our province Re: [...]
Old-growth deferral announcement was disheartening – Nov 5, 2021
I read an opinion piece in e-KNOW.ca regarding the provincial government’s old growth deferral announcement that included a number of observations – but lost in the commentary is the very real impact and [...]
GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO CREATE BC FORESTRY VISION THAT WILL ENSURE CERTAINTY
GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP NEEDED TO CREATE BC FORESTRY VISION THAT WILL ENSURE CERTAINTY - October 5, 2021 For many years and more so in recent months, the BC Truck Loggers Association has called for [...]
OPINION: BC’s Forests Deserve Facts Not Fabrications – August 10, 2021
BC’s Forests Deserve Facts Not Fabrications August 10, 2021—Vancouver—Balanced solutions to BC’s old-growth forests protection that best serves all British Columbians is possible. But it seems out of reach. For example, government’s recently [...]
OPINION – The Province – April 11, 2021
OPINION: The Contradiction of Uncertainty and Investment in BC’s Forestry Sector Yet again, the forest industry is caught in the cycle of those who oppose anything to do with forestry and logging are ramping up their anti-resource sector publicity. The ability for such protests to happen is a testament to our democratic structure; we should [...]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nanaimo News Bulletin – April 2, 2021
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nanaimo’s old-growth motion doesn’t reflect realities in forestry sector To the editor, Monday’s vote by Nanaimo city council in favour of opposing old-growth logging is of obvious concern to [...]
POLICY ISSUES.
When David Meets Goliath: Help Us Support Your Community
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 way. These jobs [...]
British Columbia Coastal Forest Industry Human Resource Strategy
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 maintenance of a [...]
Tsilhqot’in Decision Position Statement
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 First Nations to [...]
Working Guidelines – First Nations Relationships
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 expectations: set milestones [...]
Community Perspectives On The BC Coastal Forest Industry
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, industry and community [...]
A Further Look: Community Perspectives On The BC Coastal Forest Industry
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 – Nearly 60 per [...]
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