forestry

B.C. Premier John Horgan listens as ‘Namgis Chief Don Svanvik speaks at an event at the B.C. legislature on phasing out salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago north of Vancouver Island, Sept. 19, 2019. (B.C. government)

‘Namgis First Nation announces it will waive ministerial deferrals for old growth

‘Namgis will continue with a joint planning process to focus on protecting many important ecosystems

B.C. Premier John Horgan listens as ‘Namgis Chief Don Svanvik speaks at an event at the B.C. legislature on phasing out salmon farms in the Broughton Archipelago north of Vancouver Island, Sept. 19, 2019. (B.C. government)
The yard at the Western Forest Products Chemainus sawmill. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Curtailment at Chemainus sawmill ending next week

Employees return to work on Feb. 22 with log supply issue addressed

The yard at the Western Forest Products Chemainus sawmill. (Photo by Don Bodger)
Fresh cut sawdust is seen from a tree cut near the “heli camp” in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Crown calls application to stay charges in Fairy Creek old-growth case flawed

Lawyer says group’s petition lacks ‘factual foundation,’ is not the way justice is done

Fresh cut sawdust is seen from a tree cut near the “heli camp” in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C., Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
An entomologist collects two female Lymantria moths. (Washington State Department of Agriculture)

Areas of Vancouver Island being sprayed to control invasive moths

Foray 48B to be used to control Lymantria moths starting mid April, says B.C. forest ministry

An entomologist collects two female Lymantria moths. (Washington State Department of Agriculture)
The clouds move among the old growth forest in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Fairy Creek accused ask court for stay of charges due to ‘systemic police misconduct’

RCMP have made close to 1,200 arrests enforcing injunction granted to logging firm Teal Cedar

The clouds move among the old growth forest in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
The Western Forest Products Chemainus sawmill is under a production curtailment. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Length of Chemainus sawmill production curtailment unknown

WFP says weather and harvest conditions have led to a temporary log shortage

The Western Forest Products Chemainus sawmill is under a production curtailment. (Photo by Don Bodger)
The San Group celebrates a new partnership with Seaton Forest Products on Jan. 26, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Alberni firm strikes deal for waste wood supply to turn into value-added products

Log supply not a concern for San Group’s Port Alberni remanufacturing plant

The San Group celebrates a new partnership with Seaton Forest Products on Jan. 26, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
People supporting the forestry industry walk down Shoppers Row in Campbell River on Monday. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror

Pro-forestry group holds rally in downtown Campbell River

Group walked down Shoppers Row to Robert Ostler park to hear speakers

People supporting the forestry industry walk down Shoppers Row in Campbell River on Monday. Photo by Marc Kitteringham/Campbell River Mirror
RCMP members prepare to arrest protesters for blocking the intersection of Terminal Avenue and Commercial Street in downtown Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 31. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Logging protesters block traffic again, this time in downtown Nanaimo

Save Old Growth protesters say they aren’t planning any more disruptions until the spring

RCMP members prepare to arrest protesters for blocking the intersection of Terminal Avenue and Commercial Street in downtown Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 31. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo RCMP arrest two Extinction Rebellion protesters on the Trans-Canada Highway on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

Old-growth logging protesters bike-lock themselves together on highway in Nanaimo

Extinction Rebellion continues Save Old Growth campaign of Trans-Canada Highway disruptions

Nanaimo RCMP arrest two Extinction Rebellion protesters on the Trans-Canada Highway on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)
A forklift driver loads a truck in the yard of the Western Forest Products Chemainus sawmill. (File photo by Don Bodger)

Curtailment possible at Chemainus sawmill next week

Western Forest Products cites log supply issues as the reason

A forklift driver loads a truck in the yard of the Western Forest Products Chemainus sawmill. (File photo by Don Bodger)
People listen to Pacheedaht elder Bill Jones in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

UPDATED: B.C. Appeal Court extends injunction against protests at Fairy Creek

An earlier B.C. Supreme Court decision denied the company’s application for an extension

People listen to Pacheedaht elder Bill Jones in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Monday, Oct. 4, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Forestry workers and their supporters rally in Port Alberni on Jan. 25, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)

Vancouver Island crowd rallies in support of old growth logging

Third rally takes place on Highway 4 in Port Alberni

Forestry workers and their supporters rally in Port Alberni on Jan. 25, 2022. (ELENA RARDON / ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS)
The agreement announced between Na̲nwaḵolas Council and Western Forest Products Inc. on Jan. 19, 2022 will defer harvest of approximately 2,500 hectares and ancient, rare and other priority old growth for two years. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror

Na̲nwaḵolas Council and Western Forest Products agree to two year old growth deferral

Council president said group hopes to fine tune what is suited for long term protection

The agreement announced between Na̲nwaḵolas Council and Western Forest Products Inc. on Jan. 19, 2022 will defer harvest of approximately 2,500 hectares and ancient, rare and other priority old growth for two years. Ronan O’Doherty/ Campbell River Mirror
Dallas Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council, an organization of B.C. coast and Vancouver Island first nations. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)

Four coastal B.C. first nations agree on further old-growth deferrals

Western Forest Products says more cooperation to come

Dallas Smith, president of the Nanwakolas Council, an organization of B.C. coast and Vancouver Island first nations. (Tom Fletcher/Black Press)
FILE – Smoke rises from the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

BAINS: Worker protections remain key 10 years after fatal northern B.C. sawmill explosions

Four workers died in two separate explosions at sawmills near Burns Lake and Prince George in 2012

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FILE – Smoke rises from the Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Protesters cross Terminal Avenue at a Save Old Growth protest at the Comox Road intersection Monday, Jan. 17. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Old-growth logging protesters block another Nanaimo intersection

Extinction Rebellion at Comox Road and Terminal Avenue

Protesters cross Terminal Avenue at a Save Old Growth protest at the Comox Road intersection Monday, Jan. 17. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
A truckload of B.C. lumber heads to the United States, which has imposed steep border duties on standard construction lumber that is in short supply as timber cutting restrictions increase. (Resource Works Society)

B.C.’s value-added forest industry pleads for old-growth wood

‘We’re talking months until we’re running out’

A truckload of B.C. lumber heads to the United States, which has imposed steep border duties on standard construction lumber that is in short supply as timber cutting restrictions increase. (Resource Works Society)
RBC Dominion Securities analyst Paul Quinn, Truck Loggers Association executive director Bob Brash and consultant Russ Taylor speak to delegates at the association’s virtual convention, Jan. 12, 2022. (TLA video)

Forest industry analysts paint grim picture for B.C. investment future

Old growth restrictions threaten value added, truck loggers told

RBC Dominion Securities analyst Paul Quinn, Truck Loggers Association executive director Bob Brash and consultant Russ Taylor speak to delegates at the association’s virtual convention, Jan. 12, 2022. (TLA video)
Nanaimo RCMP speak with Extinction Rebellion protesters who are blocking the intersection of Nicol and Milton streets on Monday, Jan. 10, demanding an end to old-growth logging. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Extinction Rebellion blocks Nanaimo’s Nicol Street

Group says Trans-Canada Highway will be a ‘permanent’ site for protesting old-growth logging

Nanaimo RCMP speak with Extinction Rebellion protesters who are blocking the intersection of Nicol and Milton streets on Monday, Jan. 10, demanding an end to old-growth logging. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)