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FORESTRY CRISIS: Messages for community leaders

Posted on Articles by · 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.

Why sustainably managed forests mean green jobs

Posted on Articles by · 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.

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

Posted on Articles by · 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.

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

Posted on Articles by · 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.

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

Posted on Articles by · 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.

Resources: the source of BC's prosperity

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

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

Responding to climate change: Reinventing forestry practices in British Columbia

Posted on Articles by · 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.

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

Posted on Articles by · 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.

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

Posted on Articles by · 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.

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

Posted on Articles by · 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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FORESTRY CRISIS: Messages for community leaders

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

Why sustainably managed forests mean green jobs

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Resources: the source of BC's prosperity

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

Responding to climate change: Reinventing forestry practices in British Columbia

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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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