Vancouver, B.C. – Susan Yurkovich, President and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries, made the following statement with respect to today’s announcement by the BC Government detailing its intention to defer 2.6 million hectares of old growth across British...

Vancouver, B.C. – Today, over 275 leaders from forestry and labour organizations and companies issued an open letter to British Columbians calling for a positive path forward as important conversations about old growth continue to take place across the province. The...

Vancouver, B.C. – Susan Yurkovich, President and CEO of the BC Council of Forest Industries, made the following statement with respect to today’s release of the Government of B.C.’s Paper on “Modernizing Forest Policy in British Columbia”: The forest industry has been...

Vancouver, B.C. – A new economic study released today by the BC Council of Forest industries (COFI) shows that B.C.’s forest industry continues to generate significant economic activity in every region of the province.  “This study demonstrates again that B.C.’s...

Vancouver, B.C. – More than 600 forest industry leaders, government officials, local government and Indigenous leaders will attend COFI’s 2021 Virtual Convention on Thursday, April 8, 2021, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. The conference will explore issues facing the B.C....

Partnership with the New Relationship Trust Foundation to Support Indigenous Students Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2021 Forestry Scholarship. COFI is awarding 13...

Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) announced today that British Columbia’s Premier, the Hon. John Horgan will be a keynote speaker at COFI’s 2021 Convention taking place virtually on Thursday, April 8, 2021 and that Minister Katrine Conroy...

Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) is pleased to announce that Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, Kirsten Hillman, will provide a keynote address from Washington, D.C., to delegates at COFI’s annual convention taking place virtually on...