Fifteen thousand jobs gone. The trees are still there.

Industry leaders, First Nations, government and researchers gathered in Vancouver this week for the annual BC Council of Forest Industries convention — and delivered the most candid reckoning with the sector’s decline in years, along with a specific, shared prescription for reversing it.
Resilient roots in the forest

British Columbia’s resource workers look for a government that supports their heritage and future
BC forestry: Endless change, constant woes

BC has introduced a host of new and confusing changes affecting the forest sector
Research Report: Rising US Tariffs on Forest Products and the Systemic Risks Facing British Columbia

A forward-looking scenario by Jerome Gessaroli explores how a major contraction in BC’s forest sector, triggered by US tariffs, could undermine infrastructure, public safety, and rural economic and social systems.