Decision on Quesnel area community forest anticipated in 2023

By Rebecca Dyok
Quesnel Cariboo Observer
October 6, 2022
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

Feedback is being sought on a proposed community forest by the City of Quesnel and four First Nations, including Lhtako Dené, Nazko, ?Esdilagh and Lhoosk’uz Dené. An application for the project — Three Rivers Community Forest located within the Quesnel Timber Supply Area and the Cariboo Forest Region — is anticipated to be submitted to B.C.’s Ministry of Forests by December 2022 for approval. A decision is expected next year. An open house inviting individuals to learn more about the proposed community forest, followed by a community meeting, was held Monday, Oct. 3, at the Quesnel Seniors’ Centre. “Hearing that feedback allows us to tweak the application that’s going to eventually go into government,” said meeting facilitator and forester Mike Simpson. An online survey is open until Monday, Oct. 24.

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