forestry

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved a settlement agreement between the owners of the Northern Pulp mill and the Nova Scotia government. The Northern Pulp mill in Abercrombie Point, N.S., is viewed from Pictou, N.S., Dec. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

B.C. pulp firm settlement approved in case of closed Nova Scotia plant

B.C. judged approves deal reached between Paper Excellence and Nova Scotia government

 

A new government report tracking recommendations to protect old-growth forest in B.C. is facing criticism from the Wilderness Committee, but Forests Minister Bruce Ralston says his government is taking “unprecedented” action on a number of fronts to protect old-growth forests. (Jonathan Hayward/Canadian Press)

Environmentalists reject B.C. claim of ‘unprecedented’ old-growth deferral

Wilderness Committee accuses government of stall tactic while logging continues

 

In 2023, Canfor announced that it would demolish its old mill in Houston and build a new one. But Canfor Thursday announced that it would not go ahead with such plans. The company also announced the permanent closure of its existing sawmill in Bear Lake near Prince George and the indefinite curtailment of a production line at its Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George. (Black Press Media file photo)

Mill closures in northern B.C. blamed on low timber supply, excessive rules

Government acknowledges need for more supply, blames closures on corporate decisions, markets

 

Canfor’s closed Houston sawmill. It has announced it won’t replace it. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today)

Canfor cancels planned new northern B.C. mill, closes another, curtails a 3rd

Forestry firm won’t build new sawmill in Houston, closes mill in Bear Lake, Prince George pulp line

Canfor’s closed Houston sawmill. It has announced it won’t replace it. (Angelique Houlihan/Houston Today)
Interfor announced Wednesday its reducing lumber production across North American operations by around 10 per cent. Photo: Cranbrook Townsman file

Interfor cutting back lumber production in B.C. and elsewhere

Company announces reduction of 175 million board feet in response to weak market conditions

Interfor announced Wednesday its reducing lumber production across North American operations by around 10 per cent. Photo: Cranbrook Townsman file
Stacks of lumber are seen at Teal-Jones Group sawmill in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The company filed for creditor protection in the B.C. Supreme Court on April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Forestry company Teal Jones files for creditor protection in B.C. court

Business says it no longer has the money to cover operational costs, pay back creditors

Stacks of lumber are seen at Teal-Jones Group sawmill in Surrey, B.C., on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The company filed for creditor protection in the B.C. Supreme Court on April 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
The factory at Strathnaver near Quesnel is owned by Drax, a company specializing in turning under-utilized wood and sawmill waste fibre into burnable energy pellets. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)

Demand for wood pellets fuelling B.C. forest loss, report claims

Forests Minister says source materials are actually sawmills, shavings, chips, forest residues

The factory at Strathnaver near Quesnel is owned by Drax, a company specializing in turning under-utilized wood and sawmill waste fibre into burnable energy pellets. (Frank Peebles photo - Quesnel Cariboo Observer)
In the treeplanting world, out in the sometimes lonely and sometimes dangerous wilderness, a dog is a beloved companion. Block Dog is the latest film by former treeplanter Everett Bumstead, and looks at the replanting industry through the eyes of some dogs in the Cariboo forest. (Photo from Here Boy Films)

Barking up the right tree: B.C. treeplanting life focus of new dog-umentary

Block Dog picked up by CBC Gem because of its intrinsically Canadian story

In the treeplanting world, out in the sometimes lonely and sometimes dangerous wilderness, a dog is a beloved companion. Block Dog is the latest film by former treeplanter Everett Bumstead, and looks at the replanting industry through the eyes of some dogs in the Cariboo forest. (Photo from Here Boy Films)
A sign at Green Timbers Urban Forest Park in Surrey shows the site of B.C.’s inaugural forest replanting efforts in 1930. (Photo: facebook.com/greentimbers)

10 billion trees planted in B.C. since reforestation work began 94 years ago

A ceremonial seedling was planted at Green Timbers Urban Forest Park in Surrey

A sign at Green Timbers Urban Forest Park in Surrey shows the site of B.C.’s inaugural forest replanting efforts in 1930. (Photo: facebook.com/greentimbers)
The B.C. government says it’s making it easier for forestry companies to salvage timber damaged by wildfires through a number of changes in regulations. Trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen in Squilax, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Wildfire-damaged timber salvaging to get easier in B.C.

Province changing fees, process in order to encourage salvaging

The B.C. government says it’s making it easier for forestry companies to salvage timber damaged by wildfires through a number of changes in regulations. Trees burned by the Bush Creek East Wildfire are seen in Squilax, B.C., Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Paper Excellence has returned provincial funding and is in the process of returning federal funding after failing to re-start paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton mill. (Black Press Media file photo)

Company gives $4.5M back to B.C. after failing to re-start paper mill operations

Paper Excellence returns $4.5 million to province

Paper Excellence has returned provincial funding and is in the process of returning federal funding after failing to re-start paper operations at the Catalyst Crofton mill. (Black Press Media file photo)
Nearly a dozen environmental groups are calling on the federal government to expand its review of Canada’s forestry sector emissions, saying the current scope fails to address their concerns about underreporting. Logged areas within the Valory Resources Black Eagle Mining Corporation site west of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken

Logging-related pollution needs more scrutiny, enviro groups say

Watchdogs say reporting methods give a false sense of the industry’s place in climate change

Nearly a dozen environmental groups are calling on the federal government to expand its review of Canada’s forestry sector emissions, saying the current scope fails to address their concerns about underreporting. Logged areas within the Valory Resources Black Eagle Mining Corporation site west of Rocky Mountain House, Alta., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
A western screech owl is among at least two threatened species that have been spotted in the temperate rainforests of Tree Farm Licence 46 on Vancouver Island. (Pixabay) A western screech owl is among at least two threatened species that have been spotted in the temperate rainforests of Tree Farm Licence 46 on Vancouver Island. (Pixabay)

Court denies citizen scientist’s fight for B.C. bird habitat access

Legal battle over Fairy Creek highlights clash between industry and threatened species

A western screech owl is among at least two threatened species that have been spotted in the temperate rainforests of Tree Farm Licence 46 on Vancouver Island. (Pixabay) A western screech owl is among at least two threatened species that have been spotted in the temperate rainforests of Tree Farm Licence 46 on Vancouver Island. (Pixabay)
A new reports says B.C.’s forestry sector finds itself in a “deepening” and “never-ending” crisis but the decline of the industry is “neither inevitable nor acceptable” in calling on governmen to focus on preserving jobs in the sector through a broader strategy. (Black Press Media file photo)

Decline of B.C.’s forestry ‘neither inevitable nor acceptable’: union report

Premier Eby says criticism ‘stings a little’ but promises to work with forestry workers

A new reports says B.C.’s forestry sector finds itself in a “deepening” and “never-ending” crisis but the decline of the industry is “neither inevitable nor acceptable” in calling on governmen to focus on preserving jobs in the sector through a broader strategy. (Black Press Media file photo)
A couple walks among old growth tress in Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. A report from the B.C. branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a leaked map suggests the province has approved a pause for logging in less than half of the old-growth forests identified as being at risk of permanent biodiversity loss. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Leaked map shows B.C. at-risk old-growth site deferrals slow to materialize

Analyst says map shows deferrals yet to happen at more than half of proposed sites

A couple walks among old growth tress in Avatar Grove near Port Renfrew, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. A report from the B.C. branch of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says a leaked map suggests the province has approved a pause for logging in less than half of the old-growth forests identified as being at risk of permanent biodiversity loss. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Softwood lumber is pictured in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C.’s Canfor reports $117M 4th-quarter loss to close challenging year

Losses smaller than the same period the previous year, inflation, interest rates a concern

Softwood lumber is pictured in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Softwood lumber is pictured along the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Fibre access feeds concern as B.C. forestry firm posts US$153M loss

West Fraser Timber encouraged by overall outlook despite ongoing B.C. challenges: CEO

Softwood lumber is pictured along the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, April 25, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Canfor Vavenby mill shut down in summer 2019. (File photo)

Canfor selling northeastern B.C. pulp mill for $7M

Firm says Taylor mill near Fort St. John being purchased be buyers committed to repurposing site

The Canfor Vavenby mill shut down in summer 2019. (File photo)
A truck loaded with logs travels down Highway 20 past the Tolko Industries Ltd. Lakeview Division log yard during the second week in March 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

Shift idled at Williams Lake mill as rough run continues for B.C. forestry

Tolko’s Lakeview mill drops to one 50-hour shift per week, affecting 60 workers, fibre supply cited

A truck loaded with logs travels down Highway 20 past the Tolko Industries Ltd. Lakeview Division log yard during the second week in March 2023. (Angie Mindus photo - Williams Lake Tribune)
CPAWS studied OGMAs in the Campbell River Resource District. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror

Less than 1/3 of B.C.’s Old Growth Management areas are old growth: watchdog

CPAWS found active cutblocks the size of 68 Stanley Parks in areas considered protected

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CPAWS studied OGMAs in the Campbell River Resource District. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror