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FORESTRY CRISIS: Messages for community leaders

Posted on Articles by Resource Works · September 22, 2019 9:37 AM

From the Interior to the Island to Metro Vancouver and its suburbs, British Columbia forest workers are facing the biggest threat in decades.

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Why sustainably managed forests mean green jobs

Posted on Articles by Resource Works · June 25, 2019 9:14 AM

Resource Works caught up with Jessica Kaknevicius (pictured), vice president of community engagement, Sustainable Forestry Initiative and Project Learning Tree Canada, to hear about innovation and new ideas in forestry.

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With B.C. forestry "on pause" because of investment threats, what's at risk for a way of life?

Posted on Articles by Resource Works · May 05, 2019 9:19 AM

Forestry is typically associated with rural settings. Yet 40 per cent of jobs supporting the $13 billion industry are in the Lower Mainland and Southwest British Columbia. 

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Here's the latest evidence that natural resources are growing in importance

Posted on Articles by Resource Works · September 18, 2018 8:06 AM

The resource economy is a thing of the past? Not so fast. New data from the British Columbia government proves the opposite. 

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Want to afford Vancouver housing? Aim for a well-paying job in natural resources

Posted on Articles by Stewart Muir · July 17, 2018 7:58 AM

Although we constantly hear about the scenic city's affordability problem, almost never are its embarrassingly low salaries flagged as a causative factor.

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Resources: the source of BC's prosperity

Posted on Articles by Margareta Dovgal · May 23, 2018 1:30 PM

Margareta Dovgal shares her thoughts on a weekend roadtrip from Vancouver to Smithers, and back again. 

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Responding to climate change: Reinventing forestry practices in British Columbia

Posted on Articles by Resource Works · July 16, 2017 8:17 AM

The problem is not coming – it's already here. Writer David Jordan took an in-depth look at how British Columbia researchers have been tackling threats to forest health.

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What today's B.C. wildfires can tell us about the future

Posted on Articles by Stewart Muir · July 16, 2017 7:26 AM

Escalating devastation in the British Columbia Interior is creating widespread hardship. Through this testing time, we should also be thinking about future-proofing the province's people and resources, since the problems aren't going away.

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Angry about U.S. duties on Canadian lumber? Blame B.C.

Posted on Articles by Resource Works · May 07, 2017 8:42 PM

A significant chunk of the penalty is due to log export restrictions that exist only in British Columbia, according to Barrie McKenna of the Globe and Mail.

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Veteran woodsman certain "raw" log exports are not a problem

Posted on Articles by Don Hauka · May 04, 2017 7:18 PM

The issue is far more complicated and a ban would not solve anything, says Nanaimo log broker Barry Simpson in this report by Don Hauka for Resource Works.

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