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Author: Ian Biana

portrait of Ron Paull
Forestry
  • Forestry
3 MIN READ

Since 1969 in a mill town: the long view on forestry’s evolution

Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull argues forestry remains the city’s economic backbone, while new opportunities in mass timber, transportation and workforce training could
Forestry
  • Forestry
4 MIN READ

A stronger future in forestry

Brad West argues B.C.’s resource economy supports public services, sustains families and needs policy reform to unlock growth
Joan Atkinson, Mayor, Mackenzie
Forestry
  • Forestry
4 MIN READ

Roots that still hold

In Mackenzie, Mayor Joan Atkinson reflects on forestry’s past, its pressures today, and why community connection must shape its future
Forestry
  • Forestry
5 MIN READ

‘We would not survive without forestry,’ says Castlegar mayor

Four years in office changed how Maria McFaddin sees the industry—and now she wants governments to stop treating it as a problem
Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
10 MIN READ

Chlorine on the waterfront

How a 1957 North Vancouver plant that helps purify the West's drinking water ended up rejected, reconsidered and caught in a fight
Forestry
  • Forestry
5 MIN READ

Forestry still shapes B.C.

New economic report shows the sector’s reach extends deep into urban life, even as downturn pressures rural communities.
Forestry
  • Forestry
4 MIN READ

Terrace carries the weight

Mayor Sean Bujtas says northern resource communities have long powered B.C.’s economy and deserve the chance to do so again
Oil & Gas
  • Oil & Gas
11 MIN READ

Inside Kanata LNG, B.C.’s newest proposed gas export project

Robert Delamar says the proposed 12-million-tonne facility near Prince Rupert is a test of whether Canada can turn its energy wealth into
Forestry
  • Forestry
5 MIN READ

‘The forest industry has been the lifeblood of Mackenzie’

With mills shutting down and the tax base shrinking, Peter Kyllo argues that stable policy, not protection, is what resource towns need