“Accountability matters. Transparency matters. Results matter.”
Opposition leader Trevor Halford says there is no stability in forestry right now.
“Uncertainty isn’t just Trump and wildfires, it’s unresolved relationships.”
The forestry is harder-pressed than ever, and demanding answers from the government.
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.
Pacheedaht succeed despite protests
The Pacheedaht First Nation is a powerful success story, not an inconvenient fact for Fairy Creek protestors, writes Josiah Haynes.
Forestry in BC: Setting the record straight
Are BC’s forests in a state of crisis? This new Resource Works report responds to the rhetoric coming out of Fairy Creek and anti-logging activists.
Log exports part of sustainable forest industry in 2016
Should our trees only be processed in local mills? Or have global markets irreversibly affected how forest products are manufactured today? Here are 8 arguments for taking a global trade approach.
Urbanites flock to BC’s coast to experience the life of a logger
When eco-tourists go on a wildlife-viewing trip with the Homalco First Nation, Shawn O’Connor wants them to see more than grizzly bears
BC’s dysfunctional resource debate, Part 3: Action not marketing
Previously in this series, I’ve discussed a few reasons why our public discourse on natural-resource issues has become so dismal