A scathing open letter from Campbell River Mayor Kermit Dahl has amplified growing concerns across British Columbia’s coastal communities regarding the collapse of the forestry industry under the NDP government. The BC Conservative Caucus is standing in full support of Mayor Dahl’s call for urgent action to save what’s left of the coastal forestry economy. “Mayor Dahl is right, this is not a natural downturn. This is a made-in-Victoria crisis caused by policy chaos, bureaucratic bottlenecks, and a government that talks about resilience while watching mills shut down,” said Ward Stamer , Official Opposition Critic for Forests and MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson. “Campbell River, Port Alberni, Powell River… these aren’t just dots on a map. They’re working communities that have been abandoned by the very government that promised to protect jobs.” Since 2019, coastal harvest volumes have plummeted by over 40%, and more than 5,400 direct forestry jobs have disappeared in just the...
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