"While Harmac survived thanks to its workers, Bercov watched as numerous other mills closed and log exports increased from 2.6 million cubic metres in 2008 to a high of 6.3 million cubic metres in 2016 under BC Liberal governments led by premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. In response, he and other union members banded together with environmental organizations to stage protest marches calling for a complete ban on log exports"

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https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/04/30/BC-Quietly-Cuts-Penalty-Exporting-Unprocessed-Logs/