by Working Forest | Oct 20, 2015 | Archives
As the dust settles from Monday’s federal election, to paraphrase former prime minister Kim Campbell, it’s time to talk about serious issues again. The Conservatives were hoping to make 2015 a free trade election, by signing onto the world’s largest trade deal at the...
by Working Forest | Oct 20, 2015 | Archives
Premier Christy Clark got the word out early that once the Canadian election was over, she’d be making a big push to renew the softwood lumber deal with the U.S. “We have one year to reach a new agreement,” the premier told local government leaders at their annual...
by Working Forest | Oct 20, 2015 | Archives
Prince George, B.C.- While the talks are underway for a new softwood lumber agreement, former Minister of Forests for B.C., Pat Bell, says there are some different things in play this time round.“First of all there is a standstill period now for a year, where no...
by Working Forest | Oct 20, 2015 | Archives
Timber harvests have increased 14% over the past five years, driven by increased sales to Asia, according to a report from the Wood Resource Quarterly and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. More than 90% of log exports from Western Canada...
by Working Forest | Oct 20, 2015 | Archives
Japan did not succeed in getting B.C. log export restrictions relaxed during the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, but the issue could resurface if and when Canada and the United States sit down to renegotiate the Softwood Lumber Agreement. “It has played...
