Bc Forestry News Today

On Thursday, Teal Jones filed a petition for creditor protection at the B.C. Supreme Court.

The Interior Lumberman's Pension Plan was set up in the '70s for employees of smaller, non-unionized forestry sector companies in the B.C. Interior.

The Independent Wood Processors Association of B.C. says restricting raw lumber exports will create opportunities for higher-value manufacturing.

"The misclassification of some forests as being younger than they are (is) causing them to fall through the cracks," says TJ Watt, a campaigner with the Ancient Forest Alliance.

The government says $150 million will leverage further donations in a crowd-sourcing approach, encouraging other organizations and people to contribute to ecosystem protection.

The company uses old logging bridges and wood it finds washed up or discarded in British Columbia to create unique and customized indoor furniture.

A statement from Canfor says the company will spend about $200 million to build the “low cost, high efficiency” facility with site preparation scheduled for next spring.

A statement from Canfor says the company will spend about $200 million to build the "low cost, high efficiency" facility with site preparation scheduled for next spring.

The Joe Ross Creek watershed is about 100 square kilometres, embedded in the Deadman River watershed, and has undergone increasing clear-cut logging over the years.

As the B.C. port strike grinds into day number 8, the province’s forestry sector is calling on the federal government to step in and take action.