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Reality Check - Forest jobs have been recovering for half a decade
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by Stewart Muir
· April 28, 2017 8:22 AM
Latest data from BC Statistics shows forestry jobs in the province are close to breaking through the 20,000 level for first time since the global financial crisis hit in 2008. With softwood lumber now an issue, Stewart Muir reveals what the employment numbers mean.
Read moreNaturally Resourceful: SOFTAC Systems Ltd. making waves around the globe as an innovator
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by Don Hauka
· March 15, 2017 6:49 AM
MYTH BUSTERS: Here's why log exports do not cost BC jobs
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by Stewart Muir
· February 28, 2017 6:47 PM
It's common to hear that selling logs to foreign countries is bad for British Columbia jobs. In fact, precisely the opposite is true. Stewart Muir explodes the myth in these six charts that take a long-term view of the evidence.
Read moreBritish Columbia’s pulp and paper industry is facing tough times despite its hefty impact on the economy
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by Stewart Muir
· February 01, 2017 7:15 AM
The problem is a provincial tax structure that hands an advantage to competitors in other parts of the country and elsewhere in the world.
Read moreThe 7 myths of BC's resource economy
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by Philip Cross
· December 01, 2016 12:43 AM
It can be difficult to grasp just how important the resource sector is to the province's economy. But a research report produced by economist Philip Cross for Resource Works gives us a useful picture
Read moreIs there a "simple fix" in the battle over lumber?
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by Resource Works
· October 26, 2016 10:38 AM
An emerging viewpoint has it that restrictions on exporting logs are a "net loss" to the Canadian economy. Meantime, American critics are disputing the policy on different grounds...
Read moreMunicipal forestry ban attempt leaves First Nations frustrated
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by Resource Works
· September 30, 2016 1:06 PM
A Vancouver Island First Nation takes issue with civic politicians attempting to limit aboriginal forest activity
Read moreA moment to consider forests and forestry
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by Resource Works
· September 19, 2016 11:05 AM
National Forest Week is a reminder of Canada's long dependence on its forests. Keeping them healthy is the only path toward future sustainability.
Read moreLog exports part of sustainable forest industry in 2016
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· July 27, 2016 9:53 AM
Should our trees only be processed in local mills? Or have global markets irreversibly affected how forest products are manufactured today? Here are 8 arguments for taking a global trade approach.
Read more17 facts about the Timber Kings
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· March 23, 2016 2:14 PM
The town of Williams Lake, BC has been on the map in a new way since launch of reality TV show Timber Kings.
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