Every year in early December, TimberWest gets the opportunity to recognize important local community groups in the Lake Cowichan area thanks to the hard work of Jayne Ingram, co-owner of BRI Security, and retired town councillor.

Over the past year we have celebrated new partnerships, announced some new goals, and had the privilege of mentoring the next generation of sustainable forest stewards.

TimberWest is pleased to announce a $50,000 post-secondary scholarship program for Indigenous students enrolled in forest management studies.

TimberWest and the Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia (UBC) announced a first-of-its-kind $100,000 endowment program for Indigenous students pursuing a graduate degree in forestry.

The agreement announced August 9th by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) to affiliate their long-term timber investments, TimberWest Forest Corporation (“TimberWest) and Island Timberlands Limited Partnership (“Island Timberlands”) has closed.

In the just-released video, University of British Columbia (UBC) forestry professor Dr. Nicholas Coops emphasizes LiDAR and drone use are just two more recent examples of the forest sectors technological revolution, and the types of technology incorporated into every-day forest management.

TimberWest is committed to pursuing carbon neutrality over the next 10 years and has taken the first significant step in the process by measuring its total carbon footprint.

An official park recognition ceremony involving Alistair MacGregor, Member of Parliament for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford, and other dignitaries took place at the new Drs. Jagdis K. and Sarjit K. Siddoo Park in the Cowichan Valley.