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Exposing British Columbia's Lumber Business

On April 9, the Global Yuquot prepared for its third export this year—carrying 35,000 tonnes of unprocessed logs from Vancouver Island straight to Japan and China. Meanwhile, mills across B.C. are shutting down. Despite promises to build a value-added forest sector and create more B.C. forestry jobs, raw log exports have increased—taking the jobs with them. In 2024 alone, B.C. exported 2.75 million cubic metres of raw logs—up nearly 9% from 2023. Now, B.C.’s struggling forest industry faces another threat: the U.S. plans to double softwood lumber duties to nearly 35%. At the same time, less than 1% of B.C.’s old-growth forests remain—and they’re still falling. This crisis is a chance for Premier Eby to finally reform our broken forestry system, reduce dependence on the U.S., and build a future rooted in resilience—for forests, communities, and ecosystems. We need to ask ourselves: What kind of future do we want for British Columbia and Canada? Can we stand to live in a future with no forests, animals, and the clean air they provide? Let’s raise our voices while there’s still something left to protect. Contact Premier David Eby and Minister Ravi Parmar and demand bold action for B.C.’s forests, communities, and future: Email now: 👉 premier@gov.bc.ca 👉 FOR.Minister@gov.bc.ca #PacificWild #StopRawLogExports #SaveBCForests #ProtectOldGrowthForests