The countdown is on! Join us January 13–15, 2027, at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver as we bring B.C.’s forestry industry together for three days of important conversations, valuable connections and exciting events and special guests! Under this year’s theme, Working Forests. Working BC., the convention will bring together industry leaders, contractors, suppliers, government representatives and forestry professionals to discuss the challenges, opportunities and future of our sector. Your all-inclusive convention pass gives TLA members and non-members access to all convention sessions and events. Individual tickets for Suppliers’ Night, Loggers’ Casino Night and Lunch on the Trade Show Floor are also available for purchase. Don’t Wait – Early Bird Pricing Ends Tomorrow, November 13! Register before the deadline to save $100 on your convention pass. Accommodation at the Westin Bayshore can also be booked through the registration link. We look forward to seeing you in Vancouver!
The Truck Loggers Association (TLA) is deeply disappointed by the announcement that Millar Western will indefinitely curtail operations at its Quesnel River Pulp mill. This is another significant setback for B.C.’s forest sector and a serious blow to the workers, businesses and communities that depend on a viable forest industry. The decision, which affects approximately 90 employees, is another stark reminder of the mounting pressures facing B.C.’s forestry supply chain. The consequences extend well beyond the mill itself, affecting independent logging contractors, fibre suppliers, transportation companies, local businesses and families throughout the Cariboo region. “Every time another mill closes or curtails operations, the impact ripples throughout the entire forestry supply chain. Logging contractors and the businesses that harvest, transport and supply fibre lose important customers and markets. These are good-paying jobs and established businesses that support communities and contribute significantly to B.C.’s economy,” said Peter Lister, Executive Director of the TLA.
A piece of Tolko’s former mill site in Kelowna’s North End has been expropriated by FortisBC, and Tolko is unhappy with the compensation they received. Tolko Industries filed a notice of civil claim against FortisBC, alleging the $7.41 million the utility handed over for a two-acre parcel of land wasn’t enough. Fortis plans to construct a new electrical substation at the site. The long-running Tolko mill 
The federal budget handed down on Thursday includes funding pledges that are expected to benefit British Columbia. Here’s a look at some of them. The budget is proposing $6.5 billion in funding to support the forestry sector nationally over six years. It doesn’t provide a province-by-province breakdown, although it points out that B.C. accounts for 29% of the national forest sector’s GDP, representing the biggest share in Canada. There’s $4 billion for a new “forestry sector accelerator” to make investments in large facilities and major transformations of existing facilities, “including biorefineries, biofuel facilities, and other facilities producing higher-value and innovative forest products.” A further $2 billion is to help businesses in the forest sector modernize and expand, while $500 million goes towards strengthening fibre supply chains and supporting forest management. …The budget announces a $64-million loan guarantee to support the Tla’amin Nation acquiring 100% ownership of Western Forest Products’ Stillwater Forest Operation.
VANCOUVER, BC — Conifex Timber reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. EBITDA was negative $5.7 million for the quarter compared to EBITDA of negative $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2026 and negative EBITDA of $16.6 million in the third quarter of 2025. Net loss was $7.9 million for the quarter versus a net loss of $9.5 million in the previous quarter and a net loss of $16.6 million in the third quarter of 2025. …The Mackenzie Mill remained curtailed throughout the third quarter of 2026 and, as a result, we did not produce any lumber in the quarter, compared to 14.1 million board feet produced in the previous quarter. …As we did not generate electricity in the third quarter of 2026, revenues from our bioenergy operations were nil in the quarter, compared to $2.8 million in the previous quarter.
VANCOUVER, BC – Western Forest Products announced it third quarter 2026 results. Revenue for the period was $237 million compared to revenue in Q3, 2025 of $233 million, and Q2, 2026 of $240 million. The company reported Adjusted EBITDA of $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2026, as compared to negative $66 minion in the same period last year. …Net loss was $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2026, as compared to a net loss of $61.3 million for the same period last year. Results in the third quarter of 2026 benefitted from higher realized lumber prices, higher log shipments and the gain on the sale of our CVD sawmill site, partially offset by lower lumber shipments compared to the same period last year. Results in the third quarter of 2025 were negatively impacted by the finalization of the sixth AR.
Since its launch in 2018, the Associate Certificate in Industrial Wood Processing (IWP) has grown into a leading workforce development program in the forestry sector. Developed by the School of Construction and the Environment at BCIT in partnership with four leading North American lumber companies, the program was designed to meet a clear industry need: practical, flexible technical training that fits the realities of mill operations. Designed for employees working directly in wood products manufacturing, IWP focuses on the fundamentals that matter on the mill floor: helping new hires, experienced operators, and emerging supervisors build a strong understanding of how sawmills operate and how production decisions impact quality, efficiency, and safety. …The success of IWP led to the launch of a second credential in 2021: the 
BELLEVUE, Alberta — Approximately 75 people gathered in Bellevue on Nov. 4 to discuss planned logging around Allison Creek in Crowsnest Pass. …Colin Smith, founder of the Land Lovers Network said the organization is concerned about the effects of forestry activity on water, wildlife, recreation, wildfire resilience and the local economy. …West Fraser’s 2026 planning documents schedule the Allison Creek work for the 2026-27 operating season. The company’s map identifies planned cutblocks, retention areas, roads and a bridge crossing at Allison Creek. …West Fraser commissioned an independent hydrological review of the Allison Creek plan. The company said the review concluded the harvest could proceed while maintaining hydrological values. …Alberta Forestry and Parks previously said the Allison Creek harvest was approved under the current forest management plan. A second Crowsnest Pass meeting is scheduled for Nov. 17 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Polish Hall in Coleman. 
CLINTON, BC — Highways, rail lines and homes around Clinton and the southern Cariboo face elevated risks of flooding and debris flows following the massive Pear Lake wildfire, according to a new provincial assessment. The preliminary Ministry of Forests report identifies several areas with high to very high risk ratings, including portions of Highway 97, Pavilion-Clinton Road, CN railway infrastructure and private properties in watersheds affected by the fire. A more detailed assessment identifying properties that may be at risk is expected in December. The Pear Lake wildfire, B.C.’s largest of 2026, burned nearly 166,000 hectares north of Cache Creek, triggering widespread evacuations across the southern Cariboo and causing extensive damage in the Clinton area. The preliminary Post-Wildfire Natural Hazard Risk Analysis found much of the fire area experienced moderate to high burn severity, increasing the potential for runoff, flooding and debris flows. The f
For more than six weeks now, an Alberta group has been protesting the planned harvesting by a forestry company in the Crowsnest Pass. Defenders of the Eastern Slopes members are against the accelerated harvesting by West Fraser of about 460 hectares of forest in the Allison Creek area, in southwest Alberta. While the group says Crowsnest Pass residents deserve meaningful protection from wildfire, members question whether the proposed harvest is the right treatment, in the right place and at the right scale. …West Fraser got a temporary injunction, and, with a police presence, moved the bridge, which the company is placing across Allison Creek to access a logging area. The court injunction allows West Fraser to do its work, and Smith says the group has no intention of impeding the company. …West Fraser said its planned harvesting follows the direction of the Alberta government’s Hazardous Fuels Reduction program.
Almost half of the Parks Canada employees trying to help Jasper, Alberta, recover from a devastating 2024 wildfire could be among about 500 full-time staff facing job cuts nationwide. This news comes after nearly 3,000 Parks Canada staff around the country were sent letters notifying them of the upcoming cuts, and giving them the chance to voluntarily retire ahead of job losses. Of the roughly 3,000 letters sent by Parks Canada, 208 went to members of the 422-person Jasper Field Unit. Nearly two years after wildfire tore through Jasper, forcing the evacuation of the town and nearby Jasper National Park, Parks Canada crews are still busy cleaning up according to the federal government’s recovery plan. …Deep cuts to Parks Canada staffing, says Chris Rider, national director of conservation with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, reflect the federal government’s treatment of nature as a whole.
Surfers are worried about an… application by the Pacheedaht Anderson Timber Holdings partnership for a Crown lease to build a breakwater and log-dumping area in a bay just east of the Jordan River campground. …The primary worry for surfers is how the breakwater could change the patterns of sedimentation that shape all of the surfable waves in the area. …Angus Hope, for Pacheedaht Andersen Holdings, said the proposal is in its very early stages. Any construction, pending approvals, could be “three to five years” away, he said in an interview. While the coastline near Jordan River is now dotted with oceanside cottages and provincial parks, it was once the heart of a booming logging industry that employed thousands. …Pacheedaht Andersen Timber Holdings — a 50-50 partnership between Pacheedaht First Nation and Andersen Timber — formed in 2010 when it purchased the Jordan River Timber Tree Farm Licence (TFL61) from Western Forest Products.
