The Province is expanding and strengthening the role of BC Timber Sales (BCTS), to ensure B.C.’s forests continue to support good forestry jobs and healthy resilient forests for future generations. “B.C.’s forestry sector is experiencing significant change – a changing climate, a changing market and changing trade relationships,” said Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests. “In this uncertain time, we’re giving BCTS the tools to meet this critical moment head on. This is about taking action to support a thriving forest economy and deliver on the public interest for workers, towns, families and companies throughout the province.” The change comes in response to the expert recommendations from the BCTS Task Force review. “The task force did its best to identify solutions that might strengthen the industry and communities in the longer term, with or without punitive trade actions from the south,” said George Abbott, a member of the BCTS task force.

Additional coverage in the Prince George Citizen, by Colin Slark: BC’s forest minister unveils results of BC Timber Sales review