NEWS.
PRESS RELEASES.
Media Release: TLA Board Announces Executive Director’s resignation
Today, the Truck Loggers Association’s Board of Directors announced the resignation of their Executive Director, David Elstone, effective February 15, 2020.
In It For The Long Run: Struggling to Support Our Rural Communities
Independent timber harvesting contractors—the economic backbone of BC’s rural communities—are struggling in a business climate that doesn’t support locally owned forestry businesses.
Premier Clark’s Landmark Forestry Announcement Invigorates Timber Harvesting Contractors
Premier Clark announced her government’s contractor sustainability review for BC’s timber harvesting contractors at the Truck Logger Association’s 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show, “In It For the Long Run,” in Vancouver today.
Premier Clark Announces Job Training Tax Credits For Timber Harvesting Contractors
Premier Clark announced the development of job training tax credits for on-the-ground training specifically for BC’s timber harvesting contractors yesterday at the Truck Logger Association’s 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show.
Minister Thomson Elaborates on Forest Industry Contractor Sustainability Review
Today Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson elaborated on the contractor sustainability review announced by Premier Christy Clark yesterday at the TLA’s 74th Annual Convention & Trade Show, “In It For The Long Run.”
Gaps in Safety Net Threaten Forestry Workers and Rural Communities
February 3, 2017 Vancouver – BC Forest Safety Ombudsman, Roger Harris, released a report, Will It Be There? A Report on Helicopter Emergency Medical Services in BC, about emergency medical transportation services found [...]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
OPINION: Vancouver Sun – February 6, 2021
OPINION: Bob Brash: No better time than now to protect B.C.’s forestry sectorOver the decades, governments of all stripes have made considerable promises and commitments to strengthen B.C.’s forestry sector, and the resource [...]
OPINION: Vancouver Sun – October 15, 2020
OPINION: Moving Towards a Healthy Forest Sector in BC That Includes Old-Growth Logging Now that the Province has finally released its anxiously awaited report on old-growth harvesting and subsequent responses to its recommendations, [...]
Letter to the Editor: WFP/USW Strike – October 18, 2019
The Truck Loggers Association represents independent timber harvesting contractors from across the province. We are very pleased to hear that your organizations will resume bargaining after four months of silence since the strike began on July 1, which has had a significant impact on the coastal forest industry, its entire supply chain, and communities.
Letter to the Editor: Logging Doesn’t Threaten Old-Growth Forests – The Province, May 25, 2019
It's outrageous to demand an end to old-growth logging without acknowledging the impact to people and communities. For decades — even more so over the past year — there have been many catastrophic [...]
Letter to the Editor – Vancouver Star, January 7, 2019
Re: Response to January 3, 2019 article: “Sierra Club calls for increased protection of B.C. forests as Brazilian president raises spectre of Amazon deforestation” Once again, old-growth logging has been inaccurately held up as [...]
Letter to the Editor – Vancouver Sun, December 14, 2018
Response to December 13, 2018 Editorial “B.C. Coastal forests and industry are at a tipping point” Once again, old-growth logging and log exports have been inaccurately held up as the catalyst for unacceptable [...]
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