BC's Logging Licence 'Reckoning': Why Major Companies Are Under-Harvesting and What It Means for Forestry's Future

Summary

The article examines British Columbia's forestry sector, focusing on how major logging companies have been logging significantly less than their licensed allowable annual cut for years. It explores the implications of this under-harvesting, including the recent sale of a logging licence by Canfor (owned by BC's wealthiest man, Jimmy Pattison) to the Tsay Keh Dene Nation and McLeod Lake Indian Band for $69 million. The piece analyzes what this trend means for the future of forestry in BC, including impacts on mill towns, Indigenous communities, and the broader provincial economy.

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