July 3, 2024
Carrier Lumber president Bill Kordyban is among a growing chorus of dissent getting louder in protest over how B.C. forests are being managed by the provincial government.
He’s convinced there’s a better way to support an ailing forest industry left reeling from the impacts of mill closures and job losses.
To do that, Kordyban says the province’s forestry ministry has no choice but to give up a large chunk of its fiefdom.
Right now, according to industry stakeholders, it’s a broken system, with loggers waiting months for permission to go in with their heavy equipment to cut down trees, and Kordyban is not alone when he says there needs to be a change in policy that recognizes how dire the situation has become.