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.
The Truck Loggers Association represents independent timber harvesting contractors from across the province. We are very pleased to hear that your organizations will resume bargaining after four months of silence since the strike began on July 1, which has had a significant impact on the coastal forest industry, its entire supply chain, and communities.
With more than 100 trucks making up the convoy, trucks traveled through the city of Vancouver Sept. 25. Media reports from Vancouver indicated that the convoy congregated near the Pacific National Exhibition, and originated from several communities that are reeling from the financial impact of the logging industry’s downturn.
While this accusation is coming from the U.S. we should not be too complacent The Williams Lake Tribune Jim Hilton | Opinion September 23, 2019 In defence [...]
Employees at the Tolko lumber mill in Kelowna were supposed to be returning to work this Monday, following a six-week shutdown. Instead, the 127 workers found out Thursday operations would be on hold indefinitely.
Dave Elstone, executive director, said the latest news comes amid a lengthy strike at Western Forest Products and plans by Interfor Corp. to permanently close a sawmill in Maple Ridge.
Forest sector is already in recession, saying Truck Loggers Association Nelson Bennett Business in Vancouver September 10, 2019 While economists take the world’s pulse for signs of [...]
Closure is latest in growing list across BC With files from Estefania Duran, Dominika Lirette, Daybreak North, BC Today and the Canadian Press CBC News Updated Sep 04, 2019 [...]
It's not just the workers in the mills that are being hit hard by curtailments. Bob Zimmer, MP for Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MackenzieMatters Aug 28, 2019 [...]
Independent timber harvesting contractors—the economic backbone of BC’s rural communities—are struggling in a business climate that doesn’t support locally owned forestry businesses.
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