Forestry or no forestry?

Mills close, towns shrink, and the same problem goes unfixed. B.C.’s forest industry doesn’t need another paper plan.

Even with federal funding, does the BC government want forestry to survive?

Canfor’s permanent closure of its Northwood pulp mill makes it the 22nd B.C. mill to go dark since 2023, even as Ottawa steps in with $400 million and a task force report pointing squarely at the province. Does the B.C. government actually want a forestry sector to survive?

Burning the evidence: How B.C.’s forest policy is making Canada’s climate problem worse

Why shifting from forest exclusion to active, science-based management is essential for climate stability and economic resilience.

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 shape its next chapter.

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

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

‘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

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

‘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 to survive