Tag: Forestry

B.C. forestry groups say the sector has reached a breaking point and are urging the province to take immediate action to protect mills, jobs and access to timber.

B.C. forest industry groups are closely watching the latest high-stakes round of Canada-U.S. trade talks.

In May 2024, Canfor announced the Northwood facility was being indefinitely curtailed, leaving 220 people out of work at that time.

The federal government is expected to release a long-awaited action plan for Canada's struggling forest sector within days, a senior official said Thursday.

City councillors from Fort St John will prioritize protecting industry in the northeast and consultation with communities when taking part in conversations with northern stakeholders in Prince George this spring.  

British Columbia is laying out a new 10-year plan to get major projects built and bolster the province’s skilled workforce, while playing a bigger role in national defence. The post B.C. outlines new 10-year economic strategy, with an eye to federal defence appeared first on AM 1150.

British Columbia’s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar will lead a trade mission to Japan and South Korea, beginning Nov. 8. The post B.C. forests minister heads to Asia for trade mission appeared first on AM 1150.

A joint federal and provincial task force will work to determine how to support Canada’s forestry sector amid potentially devastating U.S. tariff rates on softwood lumber. The post Joint task force to develop supports for tariff-hit forestry sector appeared first on AM 1150.