The mayor of Campbell River has called on the province to take immediate action to help the struggling forestry industry, arguing past policies have hindered the sector's growth.

In a letter addressed to Premier David Eby last week, Kermit Dahl said the promise to protect jobs and grow a resilient economy rings hollow for "thousands of coastal forestry workers watching their industry collapse – not from market forces, but from policy paralysis and regulatory misfires."

The province committed to an annual harvest target of 45 million cubic metres to allow the sector to survive, Dahl said, but the 2025 to 2026 budget allows for only 32 million cubic metres.

"That 13-million-cubic-metre shortfall represents an estimated $275 million in lost revenue – funds that could support healthcare, ed

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