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B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty
April 23, 2025 - 11:35 AM

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector.
What happened in Vanderhoof after the sawmill closed
April 20, 2025 - 7:00 PM
Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., get front-row view of battle to save their town
July 22, 2024 - 5:22 PM

WILLIAMS LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., got a front-row look at the wildfire fight to save their community, as water bombers swooped low and dropped red fire retardant, crews sprayed structure fires from ladders and RCMP evacuated homes.
Key Vancouver Island highway cut by fire won't open for at least 10 days: minister
June 13, 2023 - 5:08 PM

VANCOUVER - Trees a metre in diameter and rocks the size of coffee mugs strewn across Highway 4 on Vancouver Island are delaying the reopening of the only paved route giving access to the communities of Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni.
B.C. promises $90M for innovative projects for forest-dependent communities
January 17, 2023 - 3:52 PM

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The British Columbia government is promising up to $90 million over three years to support new industrial and manufacturing projects in communities hurt by the downturn in the forestry industry.
B.C. forest industry grasps for hope amid seven-month strike, shutdowns, changes
January 19, 2020 - 1:00 AM

VICTORIA - The crisis facing British Columbia's forest industry is intensifying as markets decline, mills shut and a strike involving 3,000 forestry workers enters its seventh month.
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B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty

What happened in Vanderhoof after the sawmill closed

Residents of Williams Lake, B.C., get front-row view of battle to save their town

Key Vancouver Island highway cut by fire won't open for at least 10 days: minister

B.C. promises $90M for innovative projects for forest-dependent communities

B.C. forest industry grasps for hope amid seven-month strike, shutdowns, changes

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