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Can reforming BC Timber Sales fix timber shortage? (Business in Vancouver)


An NDP government has had no small part in breaking BC’s forest industry, if you believe a number of industry observers and analysts. But can an NDP government now fix it?

The pledge to do so came from back-to-back resource conferences last week—the BC Resources Forum in Prince George and BC Truck Loggers Association Convention in Vancouver ...

... “This is the most comprehensive review that the Ministry of Forests has been done,” Parmar said.

At last week’s Trucks Loggers Association Convention, Eby gave assurances the review would not be “just another study,” and hinted that B.C.’s stumpage system could be reformed ...

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