COFI Statement on New B.C. Conservation Financing Mechanism, Moving Forward on Landscape Planning and Old-Growth
Vancouver, B.C. - BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) President and CEO Linda Coady released the following statement in response to the announcement today by the B.C. Government on the new B.C. conservation financing tool and moving forward on landscape level...
Media Statement on the Labour Dispute at Canada’s Ports
BC Council of Forest Industries President & CEO Linda Coady issued the following media statement today: "The BC Council of Forest Industries calls for all parties - employers, unions, and the provincial and federal governments - to come together urgently to...
COFI Response to BC Government Announcement on New Measures and Investments that Support Accelerated Path Forward on Old Growth
Vancouver, BC – BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) President and CEO Linda Coady released the following statement in response to new measures announced today by the BC Government on old growth: “Today’s announcement includes positive steps towards putting the...
BC Council of Forest Industries Announce Appointment of new Board Chair
Vancouver, BC – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) announces the appointment of Greg Stewart, President, Sinclar Group Forest Products Ltd. (Sinclar), as Chair of the Board of Directors, effective December 5, 2022. Greg will succeed Don Kayne, President and...
COFI and CFI Launch Seventh Annual Photo Contest, Call for Submissions that Showcase Great Ideas that are Shaping the Future of Forestry
Vancouver, BC – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) and partner Canadian Forest Industries (CFI) Magazine, are pleased to announce the return of the annual photo contest. This year’s theme is ‘New Ideas. Great Forestry. BC’s Story’ and calls for submissions...
2022 BC Council of Forest Industries Forestry Scholarship Now Open for Applications
Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2022 Forestry Scholarship. This year, COFI is awarding 13 $2,000 scholarships, including three COFI Indigenous Forestry Scholarships in...
COFI Joins Coalition For A Better Future and All COFI Members Endorse Coalition’s Vision to Build a Winning Economic Strategy For Canada
Vancouver, B.C. – The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) is pleased to announce that it has joined the Coalition for a Better Future, with all its 20 member companies endorsing the Coalition’s vision – a membership that supports close to 100,000 jobs and...
COFI Welcomes Resource Revenue Sharing Increase as a Positive Step Towards Supporting First Nations Calls for New Fiscal Relationship
Vancouver, B.C. – BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) President and CEO Susan Yurkovich released the following statement in response to today’s announcement that the BC Government is doubling the rates of resource revenue shared with First Nations: “COFI and our...
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