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Mill Closures and job losses for Forest Industry

Photo: Eric Swanson

1000 Jobs lost in the forest Industry

BC’s forest industry has lost roughly 1000 jobs in under two weeks as Western Forest Products, the largest coastal forest company shuts down the majority of their operations. Layoffs from WFP account for 800 job losses.

The deepening crisis in the forest industry has forestry workers calling for the resignation of Rich Coleman Minister of Forests. A January 2007 decision by Coleman allowed WFP to remove 69,000 acres of land from Tree Farm Licences on Vancouver Island, and put them up for sale to developers.

“Our forestry communities are being sold out for real estate” says Maurita Prato, Forest Campaigner for Dogwood Initiative. “It’s time for Coleman to go."

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Dogwood Bulletin

Apr 11, 2008 - Western Forest Products threatens to build acreages if Ida Chong approves new rules

Eric Swanson

Western Forest Products is implying that they will play the role of the 'too-bad-so-sad/'no parks' developer if Ida Chong, the Minister of Community Services, approves zoning changes submitted by the Capital Regional District that would decrease the value of land the company is trying to sell to a Vancouver developer.

Filed under: Forests

News Story

May 09, 2008 - Band cries foul over land claims

The provincial government is in a conflict of interest because a company managing public pension plans has a 25 per cent interest in a forestry firm involved in a land-claim dispute with the Hupacasath First Nation, band chief councillor Judith Sayers charged yesterday.

Filed under: First Nations / Forests