Herb Hammond

PRINCE GEORGE, BC — The Power of Forests Project, a BC-wide coalition that want to see changes made to the province’s forestry industry, will be in Prince George on the weekend. The event happens Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Canfor Theatre from noon to 3:30 p.m., with forester Herb Hammond and Michelle Connolly of Conservation North, a volunteer-led group in Prince George. …Project organizers are calling for a new provincial forestry act, the primary objective of which would be to maintain the ecological integrity of forest ecosystems while developing community-based jobs that would strengthen the provincial economy. …“With 55,000 jobs lost in 20 years and all the damage being done, the current forestry system is not worth keeping. Legislation must safeguard the people and nature – our very survival depends on it,” said Jennifer Houghton.