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LONG-TERM COMMUNITY FOREST SUPPORTS KTUNAXA SUCCESS
VICTORIA – A 25-year community forest agreement issued to the Ktunaxa Nation replaces a five-year pilot agreement and supports continued success in job creation, local manufacturing and silviculture treatments.
AERIAL GYPSY MOTH TREATMENT PLANNED IN RICHMOND
VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests and Range has applied for a pesticide use permit to aerial-spray 806 hectares in Richmond, with a spray approved for use on organic farms, to eradicate a growing population of gypsy moth and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards, and trees.
B.C. WOOD PROMOTION, TECHNOLOGY PAY OFF IN JAPAN
TOKYO – Promotion and technical support by the British Columbia forest sector were major factors in Japan allowing for greater wood use in large, multi-unit structures, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell said.
CHINA TRADE MISSION ENDS SUCCESSFULLY
TOKYO – British Columbia’s largest ever forestry trade mission to China ended on a high note with new orders to close off another record-breaking sales year, announced Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell.
MINISTER APPOINTS NEW MEMBER TO FOREST PRACTICES BOARD
VICTORIA – Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has announced the appointment of R.A. (Al) Gorley of Victoria to the Forest Practices Board.
Building a strong and diverse forest sector through revitalization, while maintaining high environmental standards, will help ensure long-term jobs and economic benefits.
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