VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new report by policy researcher Jerome Gessaroli for Resource Works explores how a significant downturn in British Columbia’s forest sector could set off far-reaching ripple effects across the province’s infrastructure, economy, and public safety systems.
Titled “Rising US Tariffs on Forest Products and the Systemic Risks Facing British Columbia,” the report looks at how sharply higher U.S. tariffs could accelerate a structural decline in BC’s forest industry and expose hidden vulnerabilities in areas that depend on it, including road access, emergency response, Indigenous economic partnerships, and rural tourism. The report’s findings are especially timely in light of the United States’ recent decision to place tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber of 20.56%, which will intensify pressures on BC’s already strained forest sector.
“Forestry in BC has long been more than just timber and mills; …