Wildfire fighting and forest management decisions are potentially being hampered by inaccurate government data that misrepresents forest fuel loads in British Columbia's Interior, a new study has found.
Hundreds of forestry workers staged a rally on the lawn of British Columbia's legislature on Tuesday, February 18, 2020,reminding the government about how important the industry is to the economy and to the survival of rural communities.
It seems barely a day goes by without an announcement about layoffs, temporary closures or permanent mill shut downs in British Columbia's struggling forest industry.
The cannabis industry is seen by some First Nations as an opportunity to take the initiative and get out of poverty, says the regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations.
Forest industry leaders from British Columbia are continuing a trade mission to China without provincial government officials, who are cutting short the trip to Asia as a court case involving a senior executive of Huawei Technologies unfolds in Vancouver.
B.C. premier-designate John Horgan said he spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday, June 30, 2017, about the softwood trade dispute with the U.S. and he is planning meetings in Ottawa
Ottawa has talked with provinces about helping Canada's forestry sector, but won't move immediately once the U.S. imposes duties on softwood lumber imports, a government source says.