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 Update on Implementation of the Lacey Act Source: Forest Products Association of Canada, March 23, 2009 An overview and background information on the latest issue with respect to the implementation of the Lacey Act declaration requirements, provided by FPAC......   B.C. Coastal Forest Sector Hem-Fir InitiativeSource: FPInnovations, February 2009 This quarterly bulletin provides up-to-date information on projects related to the five-year Coastal (Hemlock and Amabilis Fir) Initiative. It covers the areas of product development and market economics, resource characterization, manufacturing techniques, and opportunities in the evolving bio-energy and bio-refinery sectors. Scholarship to honour Stan HaganJanuary 29, 2009 COURTENAY, B.C., - A new $105,000 scholarship at North Island College, funded in part by the province and industry, has been created in memory of Agriculture and Lands Minister and Comox Valley MLA Stan Hagen... B.C. Wood Enhances China's LandscapeSource: Ministry of Forests & Range, November 17, 2008 SHANGHAI – Qingdao is the location of a new, $125,000 landscape project, which demonstrates creative new uses of B.C. hemlock and western red cedar products, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today on his trade mission to China. B.C. Wood Truss Roofing Technology Successful in ChinaSource: Ministry of Forests & Range, November 17, 2008 SHANGHAI, CHINA – B.C. forest products and Canadian wood truss technology have experienced a breakthrough with three commercial projects providing new roofs to 38 apartment buildings in Shanghai, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today while visiting a project site in the Putuo district. B.C. Wood Sales in China Support B.C. JobsSource: Ministry of Forests & Range, November 17, 2008 SHANGHAI, CHINA – New orders for British Columbia lumber in the world’s fastest growing market provide a boost for B.C.’s forest sector, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today. B.C. Wood to Build Vancouver Village in ChinaSource: Ministry of Forests and Range, November 16, 2008 QINGCHUAN, CHINA – B.C. wood products will be used in “Vancouver Village,” a new project to develop rural housing in an area of China that is recovering from heavy earthquake damage, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced today. Canada, B.C., China Sign Rebuilding AgreementSource: Ministry of Forests and Range, Ministry of Technology, Trade and Economic Development & Natural Resources Canada November 14, 2008 BEIJING – The governments of Canada, British Columbia and China today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will support an $8-million wood-frame rebuilding project to assist China in its reconstruction efforts following last May’s devastating Wenchuan earthquake... Forests Minister Heads Trade Mission to ChinaSource: Ministry of Forests & Range, November 12, 2008 VANCOUVER -- A group of B.C. forest sector delegates, led by Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell,leaves today for a six-day trade mission to China to increase demand for wood products in China’s largest cities and major building markets... Coast Forest Industry Calls on Forestry Roundtable to Provide Stability for InvestmentSource: Coast Forest Products Association, October 3, 2008 VANCOUVER, BC - Coast Forest Products Association is calling on the provincial government’s Working Roundtable on Forestry to provide the foundation for the investment stability needed to guide B.C.’s forest industry out of its current economic slump and build the road for the future... Simulated Earthquake Test in Japan Proves Safety and Durability of Coastal Forest Products Source: Coast Forest Products Association, September 24, 2008 VANCOUVER, BC - B.C.’s coastal forest industry took a major step this week toward regaining market share in Japan with a unique simulated earthquake test of products specifically designed for the Japanese housing market... Building Code Changes Promote the Use of Wood in Mid-Rise Structures Source: Wood Works! BC & the Canadian Wood Council, August 2008 Wood Works! BC and the Canadian Wood Council, in conjunction with the Provincial government and industry have been working to implement changes to the BC Building Code that will allow the use of wood in mid-rise construction BC Coast Forest Sector Hem-Fir Development Program Source: Coast Forest Products Association, August 1, 2008 FPInnovations, in partnership with the coastal forest industry and the Federal and Provincial Governments, are working on a 5-year development program to promote Hemlock and Amabalis Fir. Canada Wood Group: China Market Highlight Source: Coast Forest Products Association, July 29, 2008 The Canada Wood Group recently donated two wood-frame school buildings to a rural community in Shanxi, China, which were constructed in Shanghai by students of the Canada Wood College and assembled onsite by the Shanghai-based Canada Wood technical team. Industry Promotes Climate Benefits of Forest Products Source: Office of the Premier & BC Forestry Climate Change Working Group, July 7, 2008 VANCOUVER – The B.C. forestry industry and Premier Gordon Campbell announced a new initiative today that will raise global awareness around the critical role B.C. forest products can play in the fight against climate change. Canada, B.C. Send China $8M for Recovery, Reconstruction Source: Office of the Premier & Natural Resources Canada, June 13, 2008 VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and the Honourable Gary Lunn, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, today announced a two-phase $8-million project to provide temporary and permanent wood-frame buildings to help survivors of the recent earthquake in China. Premier Commits $25M for Forest Health and Marketing Source: Ministry of Forests and Range & Office of the Premier, April 17, 2008 KELOWNA, BC - Premier Gordon Campbell announced almost $25 million for reforestation, forest health initiatives and marketing of B.C.'s forest products today at the Council of Forest Industries annual meeting. BC Coastal Forest Industry Taps $1.5 Billion Market in China Source: Coast Forest Products Association, January 29, 2008 VANCOUVER, BC - B.C.'s coastal forest industry is tapping into a new market in China for treated outdoor wood products that could be worth $1.5 billion a year by 2010. Premier Announces New Forestry Measures Source: Province of British Columbia - Office of the Premier January 18, 2008 VANCOUVER, BC - The Province will appoint a Working Roundtable on Forestry, conduct a review of government’s forest regulations and provide new financial supports for forestry workers... Industry needs tree-farm changesSource: Times Colonist, November 26, 2007 VICTORIA -- It has become fashionable once again for some ill-informed critics and special-interest groups to start kicking at the coastal forest industry. Their timing couldn't be worse..... Wood price war meets B.C. labour peace Source: Financial Post, October 16, 2007 VANCOUVER -- A tentative three-year agreement reached yesterday could put most of British Columbia's 7,000 striking forestry workers back on the job next Monday.... Forestry future solid Source: North Island Gazette, October 3, 2007 VANCOUVER ISLAND -- While the current strike is painful, the forest industry has a bright future in the North Island, says Port Hardy Mayor Hank Bood.... Yelling timber; the forest industry at stake Source: The Nanaimo Daily News, September 26, 2007 VANCOUVER ISLAND -- The old saying is that there are two sides to every story....and the truth is somewhere in the middle.... Forest firms want change; Businesses need to adapt as economy, market changes Source: The Nanaimo Daily News, September 26, 2007 VANCOUVER ISLAND -- Coastal forestry companies insist changes must happen to keep the industry viable.... Forestry strike about lifestyle Source: Parksville Qualicum Beach News, September 25, 2007 VANCOUVER ISLAND -- There's little sign of any breakthrough to end the coastal forestry strike now into its second month.... Taking the strain Source: Business in Vancouver, The BLUE edition, September 19, 2007 VANCOUVER -- B.C.'s forest industry is battling on several fronts, and investment at home and in key foreign growth markets is proving increasingly crucial.... Coast's role shrinking in the world of wood Source: Cowichan Valley Citizen, September 19, 2007 COWICHAN BAY -- Staying competitive in an unequal world is the challenge facing B.C.'s Coastal forest industry, Russ Taylor, International Wood Markets Group, told a meeting of politicians and industry executives at Cowichan Bay last week.... Island Mayors Get Course in Troubled Forest Industry Source: Vancouver Sun, September 12, 2007 VICTORIA -- Vancouver Island mayors got a crash course in the troubled forest industry with a day-long seminar held Tuesday in Cowichan Bay... Future of our Forests Up for Local Debate Source: Cowichan News Leader Pictoral, September 12, 2007 COWICHAN BAY -- The future of an industry was a hot topic during a meeting between forestry executives and community leaders in Cowichan Bay yesterday... Log Exports and Water Quality are Lightning Rods Source: Vancouver Sun, September 11, 2007 PORT ALBERNI -- Timberland fragmentation and 'global markets' also conspire against sustainability... Forest Strike is a Fight for Control Source: Vancouver Sun, September 8, 2007 PORT ALBERNI -- Workers say their lives are being dragged down in pursuit of bottom line, as companies insist they must stay competative... Forestry Execs and Community Leaders Discuss Future of Coastal Forestry Source: Coast Forest Products Association, September 7, 2007 VANCOUVER, BC - Forestry executives and community leaders are gathering in Cowichan Bay for a briefing session on the future of forestry on the coast, co-hosted by Coast Forest Products Association and Forestry Innovation Investment (FII)... Haida - B.C. Deal "Bleak" for Coastal Loggers Source: Vancouver Sun, August 22, 2007 VANCOUVER -- Pact would see harvest drop 38% from current levels... Recovery still a work in progress Source: North Island Gazette, August 2, 2007 In 2001, Peter Pearse produced a report for the Ministry of Forests on BC's coastal forest industry .... Coastal Forest Industry committed to continued improvements in safety Source: Coast Forest Products Association, July 26, 2007 VANCOUVER, BC - Members of the coastal forest industry are disturbed the Steelworkers union is using the issue of safety as a bargaining chip in the current round of labour negotiations... Markets lost and gone forever? Source: Vancouver Sun, July 25, 2007 VICTORIA -- The longer the coastal forest industry is shut down by the United Steelworkers strike, the harder it will be to reestablish relationships and rebuild markets, according to industry experts .... No quick fix seen to strike by coast forestry workers Source: Vancouver Sun, July 24, 2007 VANCOUVER -- Broken partnership between firms and union hard to repair, expert says.... Coast forest labour has to do its share Source: Vancouver Sun, July 17, 2007 VANCOUVER -- The current labour negotiations in British Columbia's coastal forest industry are part of turning around an industry that's been in decline for more than 15 years.... Study sees light on B.C. forestry horizon Source: Business in Vancouver, July 16, 2007 VANCOUVER -- Cuts and company retooling needed, but industry scoring successes in tough times.... Forest firms weigh effect of long strike Source: Globe and Mail, July 5, 2007 VANCOUVER -- With British Columbia's coastal forest sector falling closer into a strike situation, some producers are wondering if a long shutdown will work in their favour by tightening supplies and raising prices for some products.... Niche products offer best hope Source: The Province, June 20, 2007 FORESTRY: Report envisions two possible futures for coastal industry... Lumber companies facing huge challenges Source: Vancouver Sun, June 19, 2007 Coastal lumber manufacturers received a wake-up call Monday in the form of a report... Study Reveals Future for Coastal Forest Industry Source: Coast Forest Products Association, June 19, 2007 VANCOUVER, BC - The results of a new study by Coast Forest Products Association, which examines and defines future markets and wood product opportunities for the coastal forest industry, are being presented at the BC Forum on Forest Economics and Policy on Wednesday, June 20 in the Westin Bayshore’s Stanley Park Ballroom. International Wood Markets Group President Russ Taylor, who conducted the research, will present the study’s findings during a panel of industry experts speaking on global competition and competitiveness..... Loggers, sawmill workers on strike alert Source: Vancouver Sun, June 13, 2007 Coast's $2-billion industry could be behind picket lines by next week... Union, foresters work to avoid strike  Source: National Post, June 2, 2007 Thousands of workers in British Columbia's coastal forest products industry cast strike votes this week... B.C. launches radical forest-sector overhaul Source: Vancouver Sun, May 24, 2007 Environment, economy behind shift to logging second-growth timber, minister says... Letter to the EditorSource: Coast Forest Products Association, March 6, 2007 If you heard NDP Forest Critic Bob Simpson in the legislature the other day, you might be forgiven for thinking that the NDP has made a startling reversal of some of the party’s major policies... Premier envisions 'Asia-Pacific century' But the coast forest industry wants tax reforms Source: Vancouver Sun, February 22, 2007 Tuesday's budget commitments were built on the foundation of a strong economy that the provincial government will continue to encourage, Premier Gordon Campbell said Wednesday... Budget Falls Short on Needed Industry Tax Reform Source: Coast Forest Products Association, February 20, 2007 VICTORIA, BC - The BC coastal forest industry is disappointed that the provincial government missed an opportunity in the budget to implement tax changes that would improve productivity and promote investment in the coastal forest sector... Bracing for another storm in the woods Source: Business In Vancouver, January 9-15, 2007 Lumber producers in the province face turbulent times in 2007. Brace yourself. Sit tight. Weather the storm... Softwood's first duty refunds on the way Source: Vancouver Sun, October 31, 2006 The federal Export Development Corporation distributed the first installment of softwood duty refunds ahead of schedule Monday, handing back over $950 million to Canadian forest companies... Softwood deal may be delayed until Nov. 1 Source: Vancouver Sun, September 29, 2006 The federal government is considering a new implementation date for the softwood lumber treaty -- likely Nov. 1 -- after industry leaders urged Ottawa to slow down... NEWS RELEASE: New Hemlock Product Designed to Win Back Japanese Market Share Source: Coast Forest Products Association, September 14, 2006 The F330-E120 is a stronger kiln-dried hemlock product, designed to regain market share in Japan and ready to take on Europe's engineered wood products with its high-performance rating........ B.C. seeks to regain market share in Japan with stronger hemlock lumber Source: Vancouver Sun, September 14, 2006 Once spurned as too rough-hewn, a more sophisticated version of B.C. hemlock is ready to take on Europe's esteemed engineered wood products in a battle over the Japanese housing market... NEWS RELEASE: Softwood Deal Is Important Step in Fixing Forestry Says B.C. Coastal Forest Industry Source: Coast Forest Products Association, August 18, 2006 VANCOUVER, BC - Coast Forest Products Association announced its support today of the softwood lumber agreement after assurances from the provincial and federal governments that concerns raised by the coastal forest industry will be dealt with under the current framework... Forest companies line up on both sides of dispute Source: Vancouver Sun, July 6, 2006 Enough British Columbia forest firms remain opposed to the tentative truce reached in the Canada-United States softwood lumber dispute to sink the deal, a senior industry representative claimed Wednesday... Dosanjh considers opposing softwood accord Source: Vancouver Sun, July 4, 2006 Fallout I Senior British Columbia opposition MP Ujjal Dosanjh will consider opposing any legislation to enact a softwood lumber treaty unless B.C.'s concerns are addressed in a final document... B.C. demands changes to new softwood deal Source: Vancouver Sun, July 3, 2006 Canada and the United States reached an agreement on a formal text for a softwood lumber deal Saturday, marking a significant milestone on the road to finally ending the biggest trade dispute between the two countries. But B.C.'s government, along with the leaders of its forest industry, say they will not support the deal unless significant amendments are made... NEWS RELEASE: Softwood Deal Would Hurt B.C. Forest Companies and Communities Source: Coast Forest Products Association, July 2, 2006 VANCOUVER, BC - The coastal forest industry says the latest version of the softwood lumber agreement with the U.S. falls short in meeting the needs of coastal forest companies and the communities in which they operate... Softwood deal under threat from B.C. Source: Vancouver Sun, July 1, 2006 The B.C. government and forest industry informed Ottawa Friday that they can't support the latest draft softwood settlement, putting the axe deep into Prime Minister Stephen Harper's latest hopes for an accord to present at his July 6 meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush... U.S. seeks opt-out clause in softwood deal Source: Vancouver Sun, June 23, 2006 U.S. negotiators in round-the-clock softwood lumber talks are seeking an opt-out clause that could see the long-standing dispute back on the table in little more than a year, B.C. NDP forestry critic Bob Simpson said Thursday... Softwood letter sparks Canadian outrage Source: Vancouver Sun, June 20, 2006 The U.S. government has told its own industry that the whole purpose of negotiating a softwood deal is to "mitigate to the greatest extent possible" Canadian lumber trade practices that it claims are unfair... Valley residents demand a voice in softwood talks Source: Alberni Valley Times, June 15, 2006 Softwood talks are heating up, and local residents are demanding to know who will look after the interests of the Valley, and what will be decided regarding raw log exports... Draft softwood deal could threaten paper mill Source: Alberni Valley Times; with files from Canadian Press , June 13, 2006 As softwood lumber talks drag on, industry officials fear the agreement could threaten coastal lumber and pulp production, including Catalyst Paper's Port Alberni paper mill... Softwood deal worries coastal producers Source: Vancouver Sun, June 13, 2006 The United States must give if there is going to be a softwood lumber agreement, B.C. Forests Minister Rich Coleman said Monday... Softwood deal expected by Monday Source: Vancouver Sun, June 10, 2006 Softwood negotiators are engaged in a marathon weekend-long session in Washington in a bid by Canada and the U.S. to reach a final deal by Monday, raising alarms in B.C. that Ottawa is playing politics with Canada's $10-billion lumber export business... Softwood deal worries coastal producers Source: Vancouver Sun, June 7, 2006 Coastal lumber producers are warning Ottawa that they are growing increasingly concerned that issues crucial to the survival of their industry will be negotiated away in the rush to meet a June 15 softwood treaty deadline... Cut, capped civic taxes urged to help foresters Source: Vancouver Sun, April 13, 2006 The B.C. Competition Council has recommended sweeping land-use, policy and taxation changes to help the forest industry deal with deteriorating economic conditions on the coast, a moribund pulp industry, and the mountain pine beetle epidemic in the Interior... Forest jobs vanish, home values sink Source: Vancouver Sun, March 02, 2006 Forestry workers on Haida Gwaii/Queen Charlotte Islands say their jobs have dried up and the value of their homes is plummeting while Victoria and the Haida work out a land-use plan that includes protecting almost half the island archipelago.... Volatile resource sector booming Source: Vancouver Sun, February 22, 2006 British Columbia's booming resource sector delivered the province a healthy $1.5- billion surplus this year -- but its volatile nature means it's too "risky" for B.C. to expect the money to keep pouring in, Finance Minister Carole Taylor said Tuesday.... NEWS RELEASE: Coast Forest Sees Budget as First Step for Viable Coastal Forest Industry Source: Coast Forest Products Association, February 21, 2006 VICTORIA, BC - Changes to stumpage and the coastal forest policy, recognized in the provincial budget, are a much needed first step to bring a crippled industry back to health, according to Coast Forest Products Association....... Challenging year ahead for truck loggers Source: Vancouver Sun, January 14, 2006 Expect a lot of serious talk at next week's Truck Loggers Association convention as the venerable organization wrestles with a series of issues that is expected to make 2006 a challenging year for the coastal forest industry... Small firms say forest strategy will help them stay competitive Source: Business Edge, December 8, 2005 Small companies will benefit the most from the recently-announced $1.5 billion federal forest strategy designed to off-set the effects of the softwood lumber dispute between Canada and the U.S., say industry leaders... Wilkinson's ways OK on small scale, say forest workers Source: Times Colonist, November 27, 2005 Company president says it's different strokes for different eco-systems... NEWS RELEASE: Coast Forest Supports Federal Government Forest Industry Competitiveness Strategy Source: Coast Forest Products Association, November 24, 2005 VANCOUVER, BC - Coast Forest Products Association supports the federal government's efforts announced today to address the difficult challenges facing the coastal forest industry, demonstrated by the government's $1.5 billion Forest Industry Competitiveness Strategy... NEWS RELEASE: PWC Report Finds Problems Continue to Plague Coastal Forest Industry Source: Coast Forest Products Association, November 8, 2005 VANCOUVER, BC - A PricewaterhouseCoopers economic impact report released today, summarizing the financial results of seven coastal B.C. forest product producers, shows the problems facing the coastal forest industry are trending downward. Coast Forest Products Association, which commissioned the report, is calling on the provincial and the federal governments to act quickly, in collaboration with industry, to help the coastal forest industry foster productivity and increase competitiveness.... Coastal forest industry 'in dire straits,' needs $150m from Ottawa Source: Vancouver Sun, November 9, 2005 The coastal forest industry is broke, both financially and structurally, and needs $150 million in federal cash and incentives before it can begin to rebuild itself, the head of the Coast Forest Products Association said Tuesday... Coastal forest industry seeks aid Source: Vancouver Sun, October 24, 2005 Money losing sector wants investment incentives, help for workers facing job losses... NEWS RELEASE: Coastal B.C. Forest Companies Urge Ottawa to Take Action Source: Coast Forest Products Association, October 21, 2005 Ottawa - R.M. (Rick) Jeffery, President and CEO of Coast Forest Products Association, is visiting Ottawa next week to present a forest action plan to the federal government which outlines the urgent steps required to revitalize the British Columbia coastal forest sector.... B.C.'s coastal forest industry 'fighting for its life' Source: Vancouver Sun, October 11, 2005 The coastal forest industry is facing a deep and continuing crisis that one industry leader says could take another five years to be resolved... De Jong thinks 'for himself' Source: Vancouver Sun, October 7, 2005 A straight-talking Surrey sawmill operator describes provincial Labour Minister Mike de Jong as a good choice to handle the government's side of the dispute with the province's teachers... B.C.'s new 'death zones' Source: Vancouver Sun, September 23, 2005 Safety regulations are being blatantly ignored in British Columbia forests, according to the author of a report that details a systematic "regulatory break-down" that is putting fallers' lives at risk... A new deal for natives Source: Vancouver Sun, July 29, 2005 Details are still being discussed, but key first nations groups are uniting on a 'historic' process... Forest firms demand property-tax reduction Source: Vancouver Sun, July 6, 2005 B.C.'s struggling coastal forest companies want lower property taxes and are calling for an end to the disproportionately high rates charged by some municipalities... Blockade paralyses port, costs B.C. $30 million daily Source: Vancouver Sun, June 28, 2005 An estimated 1,000 striking truckers put the brakes on more than $30 million worth of container business at Greater Vancouver ports Monday, warning they're going to stay parked for at least a week regardless of mounting economic damage to the provincial economy... Sumo wrestler helps promote coastal B.C. hemlock in Japan Source: Vancouver Sun, June 22, 2005 With a little help from a Japanese strongman, coastal British Columbia hemlock producers hope to win back customers who have drifted away to other products... Western Forest Products Ltd. heading for drier ground Source: Business in Vancouver, June 21-27, 2005 Having lain dormant for seven years, the lumber drying kilns of coastal operator Western Forest Products Ltd. are now being fired up to offset shrinking markets for green hemlock... Native voice in forests scares industry Source: Times Colonist, June 14, 2005 The coastal forest industry appears to be quietly seething over the "new relationship" agreement that the B.C. government is just as quietly putting together with First Nations leaders... Business breathes a sigh of relieve for Liberals Source: Times Colonist, May 18, 2005 Vindication. That was the spin tossed out late Tuesday night as the B.C. business community swallowed the Liberal party's return to government in a race many admitted was closer than expected... Election reaction to new provincial Liberal government Source: Vancouver Sun, May 18, 2005 "This is a good result for the forest industry because it allows continuation of the forest policies put into place by the Liberals in the first term..." Coast Forest Products Association elects first board of directors Source: Vancouver Sun, April 30, 2005 The Coast Forest Products Association has elected its first board of directors to help shape the direction of the association, which represents 27 forest companies operating on the B.C. coast... Coast Forest Elects New Board and Signs on New Members Source: Coast Forest Products Association, April 29, 2005 Vancouver, BC - R.M. (Rick) Jeffery, President & CEO of Coast Forest Products Association, is pleased to announce the inaugural election of Coast Forest's 2005 Board of Directors at its AGM on April 21, 2005... Brascan to roll newly acquired B.C. timber assets into equity fund Source: Business in Vancouver, March 1-7, 2005 Lumber behemoth's $1.2 billion Weyerhaeuser deal promises to restructure the province's coastal forest industry... Brascan buys B.C. coastal lumber assets for $1.4 billion Source: Vancouver Sun, February 19, 2005 Brascan Corp. said Friday it has reached a $1.4-billion deal to buy U.S.-based Weyerhaeuser Co.'s sawmills and vast coastal timber holdings... Resource investments lauded for their potential Source: Vancouver Sun, February 17, 2005 Forestry, energy and mining industries predict long-term benefits from provincial money... NEWS RELEASE: Coast Forest Lauds BC Government Budget Plan Source: Coast Forest Products Association, February 15, 2005 Victoria, BC - The BC government’s plan for the economy will promote investment in the forest industry and help keep it sustainable and viable, according to the Coast Forest Products Association... Terminal Forest Products Chair Receives Award Source: Ministry of Forests Website, February 14, 2005 Minister of Forests Michael de Jong and Richmond East MLA Linda Reid present Asa Johal, founder and chair of Terminal Forest Products with Forests Minister's Award of Excellence for leadership in forest stewardship... Cut logging, gain jobs Source: Vancouver Sun, February 14, 2005 Report: Saving a third of coastal lands from logging could yield a $200 million economic boost, study claims... Foresters fight for Japanese market share Source: Business in Vancouver, February 8, 2005 Overtures from nimble European rivals increasingly catching the ear of B.C.'s secondargest lumber customer ... Brascan may buy forestry assets Source: Globe and Mail, February 3, 2005 Vancouver - Brascan Corp. is in the final stages of a $1.1-billion transaction with Weyerhaeuser Co. to acquire forestry assets on the coast of British Columbia, sources said yesterday... B.C. lumber industry seeks to nail down ties with Japan Source: Globe and Mail, January 31, 2005 Mired in a seemingly interminable trade dispute with the United States, British Columbia's lumber sector... NEWS RELEASE: Coast Forest Launch Source: Coast Forest Products Association, January 31, 2005 TOKYO - B.C. Minister of Forests Michael de Jong and Rick Jeffery, President and CEO of the newly named Coast Forest Products Association, (formerly known as the Coast Forest and Lumber Association), unveiled their new logo and product initiatives today during a government/industry trade mission in Tokyo, Japan... B.C. forestry demonstration centre opens in China Source: ForestPress, January 27, 2005 SHANGHAI, PR CHINA – British Columbia’s aggressive push to export more wood products to China achieved a major milestone today with Forests Minister Michael de Jong opening the Dream Home China demonstration centre... As B.C. forestry goes, so goes the economy Source: Vancouver Sun, January 26, 2005 After a frenzy of mergers, a new pricing system has put the industry into overdrive... NEWS RELEASE: Forestry Trade Mission to Expand Markets Source: Coast Forest Products Association, January 20, 2005 The Coast Forest Products Association's CEO Rick Jeffery and Acting VP of Lumber Programs Christine Kennedy will accompany Minister of Forests Michael de Jong and a group of about 30 industry and government leaders on a trade mission to Asia..... Trade mission to China to promote B.C. wood products Source: Vancouver Sun, January 19, 2005 Project will showcase the benefits of B.C. wood frame construction for consumers... Cutting the coast down to size: Forest industry on Vancouver Island can count on continued consolidation -- and more uncertainty Source: Times Colonist, January 8, 2005 More than three years ago, he advocated the closure of as many as 22 coastal sawmills, sweeping policy reform and said there was a need for a billion dollars in capital expenditure to get the coastal forest industry back on track. ... Sell that wood: Health and education depend on it Source: Vancouver Sun, December 29, 2004 Opinion polls routinely cite health and education as the two main concerns of British Columbians, but it is telling that the industry that is the major supporter of those two services rarely shows up on the opinion radar screen... Dollar, prices cut lumber output Source: Vancouver Sun, November 12, 2004 High inventory, reduced demand has timber executives eyeing costs... NEWS RELEASE: CFLA broadens vision strategy initiative to revitalize BC's coastal forest industry Source: Coast Forest and Lumber Association, November 2, 2004 $100 million of new investment in Year One... Fish detective Source: Canadian Business, September 13, 2004 Marine biologist David Welch uncovers the secret lives of salmon ... |
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