Where is the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) review that was promised? How about something – anything – from the so-called Advisory Council? What exactly is this government doing?
NDP Appointment at Forestry Innovation Investment “Just Shuffling Chairs on the Titanic” Conservative Official Opposition Caucus Shadow Minister for Forests Ward Stamer is blasting the NDP government’s announcement of a new board chair of Forestry Innovation Investment (FII), calling it another example of inaction and political theatre while forestry communities continue to suffer. “British Columbians don’t need another announcement, they need results,” said Stamer. “Where is the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) review that was promised? How about something – anything – from the so-called Advisory Council? What exactly is this government doing? From where I sit, it looks like just shuffling chairs on the Titanic.” Stamer noted that while Rick Doman brings decades of industry experience, the appointment does nothing to fix the deep-rooted crises the sector faces: mill closures, slumping harvest volumes, regulatory paralysis, and the steady erosion of family-supporting forestry jobs. “W...