Chilling message at COFI convention

A call for change was the message at the Council of Forest Industries convention this morning. The relationship between sawmill operations and the newest addition to forestry: bioenergy, was the focus of this morning’s panel at the convention. Everyone agrees, there...

Inventory glut turns lumber stocks wooden

Canadian lumber stocks have been in a major tailspin since mid-February, but it may be a while longer until they bottom, says Martin Roberge, portfolio strategist at Canaccord Genuity. “Do not chase down broken lumber stocks,” he said in a note to clients Thursday....

Tree planting not logging, says Surespan

Surespan, the company that holds AJB Investments, assures it will not log in the watershed on the east side of Chapman Creek this spring and will only plant trees in cut block CH1 on the west side. Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board chair Garry Nohr told...

A necessary plan for coastal forestry – Comment

Even after a thirty-year career in the industry, I often tell people that fresh information about British Columbia’s coastal forest industry crosses my desk every day.  One recent example came from a new report by Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC).  The...