The Okanagan Forest Task Force to clean up the area off Bartley Road after the residents leave
Program focusing on products such as mass timber, plywood, veneer, panelling and flooring
Government, Paper Excellence investments putting 100 workers back to work in Crofton
Premier David Eby announced the funding Thursday
Industry faces declining prices, other challenges as Eby speaks of ‘exhausted’ and ‘stressed’ forests
Announcement gets applause from industry leaders with some pushing for additional measures
Culprits would have needed major equipment to drag the logs away, says Fraser Valley forestry group
Vancouver-based company blames a lack of fibre for its pulp operations
Decision expected to remove about 21 million board feet of production
Armstrong and Soda Creek divisions to be down through to end of January, then re-evaluated
Sustainable Forestry Initiative not actually following any criteria, critics say
Move will reduce production by about 150 million board feet in December and January
Reduction being made to manage inventory levels to current market conditions.
Funding is intended to give First Nations a means of pursuing revenue sources outside of forestry
Biodegradable material could replace Styrofoam, which currently fills up to 30 per cent of landfills
Penalty increased to $131,000 to act as deterrent, prevent profit from proceeds of a crime
But only timber companies may nominate trees for a new provincial list of protected trees
