The Coopérative forestière de la Gaspésie was formed in 2013, as the merger of three smaller forestry cooperatives. The merger came in response to a new regulatory regime and allowed the local companies to reach a scale to compete for contracts with outside firms. In 2020 there were around 140 workers, more than 100 of them members.
The smaller cooperatives that merged included
- Coopérative forestière New Richmond Saint-Alphonse, which itself had been created in the 1960s as the merger of three 1940s-era cooperatives: New Richmond, Saint-Alphonse, and Saint-Edgar
- Coopérative d’aménagement de la Baie-des-Chaleurs, which was formed in 1984 and had 154 workers in 2010.
- Coopérative de travail en aménagement forestier des MRC Côte-de-Gaspé et Rocher-Percé
The cooperative is also a member of the Association coopérative forestière régionale de la Gaspésie, an affiliated group of eight worker- and solidarity- cooperatives
From the cooperative
Articles
- CiEU – Travaux sylvicoles: la Coopérative forestière de la Gaspésie demande des hausses de budget (2024)
- CiEU – La Coopérative forestière double sa flotte (2020)
- Graffici – Coopérative forestière de la Gaspésie : un été de mise en marche (2013)
- CBC – Sylviculture : pertes de revenus et d’emplois en Gaspésie (2013)
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