“Accountability matters. Transparency matters. Results matter.”
Opposition leader Trevor Halford says there is no stability in forestry right now.
Empathy erosion is the latest weapon in the anti-logging arsenal
From trade wars to the “War in the Woods”
Federal ban risks jobs, investment, and rural economies in BC
BC Salmon Farmers Association executive director Brian Kingzett warns of job losses, capital flight, and ripple effects across Canada’s food supply chain if certainty isn’t provided soon.
Jobs come from trees
How many forestry jobs are there in BC, and how does the sector compare to the rest of Canada? David Elstone responds and shows why a ban on log exports would be counterproductive.
Resource Labour Market Information Report 2020
Report will identify job growth in forestry, mining and mineral exploration, oil and gas extraction including liquefied natural gas, paper manufacturing, primary metal products, resource-based construction, utilities and wood product manufacturing in British Columbia.
ATTENTION POLITICAL CANDIDATES: Growing the resource economy = more jobs
A recent Ipsos Reid poll for Resource Works confirmed that 83% of British Columbia residents equate natural resources with opportunity. And they are right to do so. Check out the stunning diversity of good jobs that come from a healthy resource sector.
Why oppose responsible natural resource activities that pay for costly social programs?
The contribution of the B.C. resource sector is large enough to be the financial backbone of infrastructure projects like transit tunnels or of public-education improvements.
The 7 myths of BC’s resource economy
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
How to design a carbon policy that doesn’t export Canadian jobs
Carbon pricing is not a bad idea, but there are bad ways to implement it. Sending our energy jobs to other countries is not a good way.