Leader of the BC Conservative Party Lorne Doerkson made a campaign stop at a shake and shingle mill in Maple Ridge on Monday, Oct. 19, to announce new supports for forestry jobs in the province if his party is elected to office. Doerkson shook hands with workers at Waldun Forest Products in east Maple Ridge, in the riding of BC Conservative incumbent candidate Lawrence Mok, where he said he will give the sector more predictable access to fibre, speed up the permit process, and eliminate unnecessary permitting costs in the sector. …He set a goal of 45 million cubic metres, minimum, for the annual cut. …He also pledged his government would review and eliminate unnecessary permitting costs and encourage Indigenous participation in the forestry industry by investing in skills training and ensuring First Nations will benefit from any federal funding to support the industry. He also vowed to create competitive tax conditions.