BC Forestry Sector Says Industry at ‘Breaking Point’ in Letter to Premier David Eby
The groups say homegrown costs and permitting delays are pushing the sector to a breaking point and want a crisis group to raise harvest levels.
- On Wednesday, British Columbia forestry groups wrote to Premier David Eby, warning the industry is at a "breaking point" and calling for urgent action to address provincial permitting delays and regulatory costs.
- Acknowledging that international trade pressures are beyond the government's control, the groups argue that many significant industry challenges are "homegrown", ranging from fibre-access decisions to complex regulatory processes.
- The BC Council of Forest Industries, BC First Nations Forestry Council, and the Truck Loggers Association requested a government-led crisis group to cut costs and remove regulatory barriers.
- Mounting industry strain follows recent mill closures, such as Domtar's announcement last month that it is shuttering its Howe Sound pulp mill and a local chipping facility.
- The letter also asks Eby to increase the annual economically viable harvest to 45 million cubic metres, up from the current projection of 29 million cubic metres.
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B.C. forestry sector organizations are calling for the immediate establishment of a provincial crisis action group as timber companies reel from increasing harvesting costs and escalating U.S. trade action. “Its mandate should be clear: get economically viable wood moving, reduce costs, remove regulatory barriers, stabilize fibre supply, protect operating businesses, and retain—not retrain—British Columbia’s skilled forestry workforce,” the lett…
B.C. forestry groups say industry at 'breaking point' - The Interior News - Smithers BC
B.C. forestry sector organizations are calling for the immediate establishment of a provincial crisis action group as timber companies reel from increasing harvesting costs and escalating U.S. trade action. “Its mandate should be clear: get economically viable wood moving, reduce costs, remove regulatory barriers, stabilize fibre supply, protect operating businesses, and retain—not retrain—British Columbia’s skilled forestry workforce,” the lett…
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