It is no overstatement that the outcome of the October 19th election will be hugely pivotal to the future of the province, especially given the dichotomy of the two main political parties with their views on the natural resources sector, including forestry. …A tight race offering different visions for the province means British Columbians will make a choice on the forest sector; continue with the NDP and have faith in their forest policy trajectory to reshape the forest industry or shift to the Conservatives, which will bring more change, albeit with intentions which seems to be more supportive of the forest industry. …The forest industry has an important role in terms of its economic function but also in providing the actual physical capacity to serve as the recipient of collected biomass from forest fuel reduction efforts. …Failing to accept this new dynamic in BC forestry will likely lead to policy intentions that will not yield desired results. We need a healthy industry to live with wildfire and to practice indigenous forestry.