How do we get forestry talked about during the B.C. Election? April 19, 2009 Elections are lousy times to have any serious discussions about policy. But that doesn’t mean we should abandon raising forestry as an election issue over the next few weeks. Read more
Forests and Foresters: Managing to Survive and Thrive November 4, 2002 Remarks by Steve Rogel, Chairman, President and CEO, Annual Meeting of the Society of American Foresters, Winston-Salem, N.C. – October 6, 2002 Read more
FRBC Money Saved From Skeena Failure September 10, 2002 Close to a million dollars worth of public FRBC funds owed to Skeena Cellulose forestry contractors have been paid. The WSCA had a part in lobbying for the payment. Read more
B.C. Forest Investment Account in Business: Finally June 11, 2002 B.C.’s latest stand-in for public investment in forestry is now up and running. More than $90-million will have to play catch up with the field season. It is up to industry to move the program now. Read more
A plan for growing the potential capacity of BC’s forests May 30, 2002 Read the full text of a presentation given to the BC Government Caucus Committee on Natural Resources on May 30, 2002. Also refer to the Microsoft Powerpoint presentation included as a related link. Read more
Is BC Privatizing Forest Management? March 13, 2002 Deputy Chief Forester Ken Baker described BC ‘s Liberal government’s new forestry funding scheme as a step in the direction of the privatization of forestry in the province. Read more
Liberal Forest Platform May 11, 2001 BC Liberals Place Forestry in Top 10 Policy Priorities – Forestry Policy Incorporates COFI Blueprint for Competitiveness Read more
Potential Liberal Caucus has Strong Forestry Background May 11, 2001 A rating of the potential BC Liberal caucus… Given the latest polls it might not be premature to speculate on how qualified the potential Liberal Caucus might be when it comes to forestry issues. Vancouver Sun forestry columnist Ken Druska rated them recently. He’s optimistic. Read more
