Alberni Valley Forestry Coalition

04/24/2026

Alberni Valley Forestry Coalition

In December 2024, MLA and current Minister of Health for the Province of British Columbia, Josie Osborne, hosted leaders of the forest industry in the Alberni Valley to meet the new Minister of Forests, Ravi Parmar.

After discussions with local leaders, the Tseshaht First Nation took the initiative by inviting tenure holders, companies large and small, local and regional governments, First Nations and unions within the Alberni Valley to come together in the spirit of collaboration.

From the outset, this round table/working group quickly formed to become the Alberni Valley Forestry Coalition.

With a high focus on short, mid and long-term solutions, we spoke with a unified voice to ensure fibre flows and the survival of important businesses in the forestry sector in our region.

This is one of the only groups of its kind in the Province of British Columbia, where all of these industry leaders are coming together as one, focussed on solutions.


View on YouTube, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd9gSZF77Vc

12/11/2025

Thank you Gord Johns for Courtenay-Alberni for speaking to this issue at the federal level. Forestry is the Alberni Valley is in a state of emergency and we need all hands on deck!

CTV News Vancouver Island at 4:30December 8 2025MP Johns discusses the Crofton Mill closure on CTV

12/05/2025

Open Letter to Province of British Columbia and Government of Canada from Tseshaht First Nation.

RE: Crofton Domtar pulp mill closure, the beginning of the end or a Call to Action?

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