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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.
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.
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.
VICTORIA – Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has announced the appointment of R.A. (Al) Gorley of Victoria to the Forest Practices Board.
TOKYO – B.C. value-added wood manufacturers project sales of $8 million through the Japan Home Show, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced while attending Japan’s largest building products exhibition.
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.
DUJIANGYAN, CHINA – A special bond between China’s Sichuan Province and northwest B.C. was established by a sister-school agreement that pairs Xiang’e Primary School with Houston’s Silverthorne Elementary.
SHANGHAI – Shanghai’s approval of a new wood-frame building code is a major step forward in the growing demand for Canadian wood products in China, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and British Columbia’s Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
SHANGHAI – An agreement signed today with the City of Shanghai endorses wood-frame construction for affordable housing, creating an enormous opportunity for Canadian forest products.
PORT ALBERNI – A community forest agreement issued to the Alberni Valley Community Forest Corporation will support forestry employment and operations while protecting cultural, recreation, wildlife, and visual qualities around Sproat Lake, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
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