Fraser continued to advocate for improvements to Bamfield Road and protection of Hamilton marsh, even though his new riding did not cover the land, and to speak out against the BC Liberal forestry management. Fraser was a proponent of bringing new sawmill technology, developed by the German company Voith, which purported to require less than 10% of the energy required in the existing Kraft process, produce the same yields with only 25% of the pollution while being able to use pine beetle-killed logs. Negotiations took place between Voith, Catalyst Paper, and the BC government but broke down over insufficient investment commitment and guarantees, though Fraser continued to promote the technology.