The Coastal Forest Policy Coalition shares deep concern about mill closures and job losses, including the most recent in Crofton. BC’s coastal forest sector is facing structural collapse due to a lack of economic fibre supply that is primarily the result of today’s policy-driven constraints, making it extraordinarily difficult to get a stable supply of timber to market. The reality we’re facing In 2025, the Coast will harvest only 6.5 million cubic metres of timber, less than half the sustainable allowable annual cut of 15 million cubic metres. This situation has been decades in the making. The numbers tell the story: Permit submissions have dropped 93%, from 2,300 annually in 2016 to only 167 by mid-2025; Permit preparation now takes 300 days compared to 90 days historically; Coastal harvesting has fallen 50% over the past decade; Nine mills have closed since 2018, with 5,400 jobs lost since 2022. …BC log exports are a politically charged subject that some have suggested contribute to mill closures. This is not the case.