Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:12:31 +0000
The forestry strike may be over, but challenges remain for businesses and residents trying to financially recover. And for the viability of the entire industry.
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Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 21:53:06 +0000
The United Steelworkers bargaining committee recommended members accept a tentative deal reached earlier this week.
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Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2020 00:40:09 +0000
A tentative agreement between Western Forest Products and the United Steelworkers Union means the strike may end soon, but rebound from financial distress will take much longer.
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Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 11:00:15 +0000
Decision on transfer of timber tenures would be the first step in plans, but transition will still only be “75-cents-on-the-dollar” of what the town had before Canfor’s sawmill closed at nearby Vavenby.
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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 21:44:42 +0000
The agreement announced Monday morning is tentative, but the company said in a statement that the union had indicated it would recommend its members accept the contract.
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Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 15:08:38 +0000
The agreement announced Monday morning is tentative, but the company said in a statement that the union had indicated it would recommend its members accept the contract.
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Credit to Author: Derrick Penner| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:00:59 +0000
“We think we still are really well positioned to reinvent the forest sector (that other communities) are walking away from.” Quesnel mayor Bob Simpson.
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Credit to Author: Nick Eagland| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 03:15:13 +0000
Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers pulled out of talks after concluding “there is no basis for a negotiated settlement at this time.”
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Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 02:00:27 +0000
Opinion: We need to first change the narrative to dispel the many myths, misconceptions and misrepresentations surrounding resource development in this province.
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Credit to Author: Randy Shore| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:39:31 +0000
Long-term trends toward higher temperatures, lower precipitation and the frequency of ignition events such as lightning have us moving briskly in the wrong direction
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