Fifteen thousand jobs gone. The trees are still there.

Susan Yurkovich, President and CEO of Canfor, at the 2026 COFI Convention.

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.

Our tribute to a visionary: Niilo Edwards

There are those who talk about economic reconciliation with First Nations. And there are those who act. One leader was Niilo Edwards, first CEO of the First Nations Major Projects coalition. Niilo died on Dec. 16. Here, Stewart Muir, founder and CEO of Resource Works, pays tribute:

Resource Works goes to Prince George

This week from January 14 to 16, Prince George will host one of British Columbia’s largest gatherings of leaders, thinkers, and innovators in natural resources, the oldest and most enduring […]