by Working Forest | Sep 8, 2016 | Archives
A landmark ruling in 2004 by the Supreme Court of Canada paved the way for the Haida Nation and other aboriginal groups to gain control over resources on their ancestral lands. For the Haida, that meant the richly timbered Haida Gwaii archipelago off the coast of...
by Working Forest | Sep 8, 2016 | Archives
The mayor of The Pas is offering a massive tax relief to the owners of a nearby paper mill in an effort to stave off a closure that could cripple the town’s economy. “We can’t just sort of sit back and see how things fall out, so we are going to take...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
In 2012, I took a fateful trip to Cortes Island — a northern gulf island three ferry rides away from Vancouver — to document the Cortes community’s fight to fend off an impending logging operation by coastal timber giant Island Timberlands. Community members took us...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
A prolonged commodities downturn has put a crimp on economic growth in the Thompson-Okanagan region, but there’s another, potentially greater challenge waiting in the woods. In its latest economic briefing, B.C. Central 1 Credit Union offers a bright overview of the...
by Working Forest | Sep 7, 2016 | Archives
Buried in the middle of the province’s new plan for making the forest industry more competitive is a commitment to make the so-called value-added sector exempt from export duties that might come in a new softwood lumber trade agreement with the U.S. “That’s the thing...
