The B.C. government is expediting reviews of wood supplies in the province’s northeast, saying years of “catastrophic wildfires” and new Indigenous land and wildlife protections have caused “significant changes” to the region’s forests. Reviews of the Fort St. John and Fort Nelson areas will determine how much Crown timber is left for companies operating in the Fort St. John and Fort Nelson areas, and how much they’ll be able to cut each year. While the reviews come amid an escalating trade war with the United States and ongoing mill closures and job losses across the province, including the northeast, a local mayor and mill operator are welcoming their timing — even as they brace for potential cuts to existing timber licences. “We’re looking for certainty,” said Northern Rockies Mayor Rob Fraser, who says he has been asking for the province for review for at least four years.