Kim Haakstad

Kim Haakstad… the president and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) arrived in Prince George, where she’ll be spending the next few days at the BC Natural Resources Forum. …“Given the circumstances we’re in right now, that pulp mill’s running right now, but that’s not the case for our sawmills in the region. We know there’s some working part-time and almost all have reduced shifts.” Since 2022, BC has lost 15,000 direct, indirect and induced jobs in forestry. …On Tuesday, Jan. 20 COFI announced a coalition of forestry workers, community leaders and industry representatives who have organized an online petition asking the BC government for immediate changes to forestry policies that is says are making it difficult for companies to operate and remain competitive in the wake of punitive U.S. tariffs and severely reduced access to economic fibre.