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The BC Wildfire Services doses hotspots as crews mop-up after a successful controlled burn at the North end of the Sechelt forest fire on British Columbia’s Sunshine coast in 2015.
VICTORIA - The Forest Practices Board has found that planned ignitions by the BC Wildfire Service during a 2023 wildfire that destroyed 40 homes along Gun Lake were "reasonable." ...
BC forest management is based on the idea forests can be logged and replanted in ways that encourage a range of uses. Evidence on the ground shows that’s not true. Photo via Conservation North ...
RICHMOND, BC, March 19, 2025 /CNW/ - Canada's forest sector is an important contributor to our national economy. Since 2017, Canada's softwood lumber exports have been subject to unfair and ...
Canfor Corp. recently announced the permanent closure of its Polar sawmill in Bear Lake, B.C., and the suspension of its planned $200 million reinvestment in its Houston, B.C. mill. That came on ...
British Columbia’s forestry industry is bracing for disruptions from a potential rail strike that would quickly undercut a sector that adds more than C$6 billion ($4.4 billion) to western Canada ...