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...

Optimism and uncertainty in the Forestry Sector

James Gorman says there’s reasons to be optimistic and also a number of factors to keep an eye on over the next while in the forestry sector. The president of the Council of Forest Industries (COFI) made the comments on day one of their annual two day convention in...

Feds fund forestry market expansion

With a federal election call a few months away, the Federal Government has announced the extension of its program to support the growth of overseas markets for Canada’s forest industry.  Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne Findlay made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at...