Many cabins in the tourism-dependent area fall under zoning categories
that restrict them to being used no more than 180 days per year
“All we are saying is those are not suitable for long-term rental. They
are purpose-built,” said O’Brien, who likened the community’s request —
endorsed at a council meeting this month — to exemptions granted to
designated resort communities.
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BC cannot regulate, redesign, and reinterpret its way to a stable forestry sector. Communities need clear rules, predictable timelines, and accountability for results.
Photo credit: Atli Resources LP BC’s Forestry Crisis Continues with Closure of Beaver Cove Chip Facility As industry leaders, Indigenous partners, and contractors gather this week at the BC Natural Resources Forum in Prince George, the gap between government rhetoric and reality could not be clearer. Just hours after the Eby government once again touted reconciliation, certainty, and economic opportunity under DRIPA, Atli Chip Ltd, a company wholly owned by the ’Na̱mg̱is First Nation, announced it is managing the orderly closure of its Beaver Cove chip facility. The closure comes despite public tax dollars, repeated government announcements, and assurances that new policy frameworks would stabilize forestry employment and create long-term opportunity in rural and coastal British Columbia. “British Columbians are being told one story, while communities are living another,” said Ward Stamer, Critic for Forests. “This closure makes it clear that announcement...
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