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B.C. COMPANY HELPING TURN BEETLE WOOD INTO POWER
MERRITT – Trace Resources is helping turn wood waste into clean power by grinding slash and unsalvageable mountain pine beetle timber for electricity production at the Domtar pulp mill in Kamloops, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
PREMIER ANNOUNCES STUMPAGE PRICE CHANGE
VANCOUVER – The Province will update Coastal stumpage rates to reflect market realities; introduce new measures to expand the use of B.C. wood in construction; support growth and diversification in forestry; and further support forest workers, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
NEW WOODLOT OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUATSINO FIRST NATION
PORT MCNEILL – New woodlot opportunities will increase forestry revenues and create new economic development opportunities for the Quatsino First Nation, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
COMMUNITY TRUST REDUCING FOREST FIRE RISK IN WOSS
PORT MCNEILL – The Community Development Trust is providing $116,330 to reduce the risk of forest fires around Woss, Community Development Minister Blair Lekstrom and Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
FORESTRY HELPS KWICKSUTAINEUK AH-KWA-MISH REBUILD
PORT MCNEILL – A forestry agreement will support the Kwicksutaineuk Ah-kwa-mish First Nation’s efforts to rebuild their community of Gwa-yas-dums on Gilford Island, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
Building a strong and diverse forest sector through revitalization, while maintaining high environmental standards, will help ensure long-term jobs and economic benefits.
