November 20, 2009
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.
November 18, 2009
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.
November 13, 2009
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.
November 12, 2009
VICTORIA – Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has announced the appointment of R.A. (Al) Gorley of Victoria to the Forest Practices Board.
November 12, 2009
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.
November 12, 2009
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.
November 10, 2009
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.
November 09, 2009
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.
November 09, 2009
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.
November 02, 2009
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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