Andrew Clark

New rules the New Brunswick Forest Products Commission has proposed for wood sales are being welcomed by marketing board officials as a step forward. The commission has suggested the licensing of all sellers, buyers and mill owners dealing with private woodlots in the territory of the Sussex-based SNB Marketing Board. “I think it’s a step forward,” said Andrew Clark, a director with the Carleton Victoria Forestry Products Marketing Board. Clark said the licensing rule would likely be adopted by all seven marketing boards and would keep woodlot groups updated on what is happening in their territories. “We aren’t getting back proper information from some of the people who are operating as direct contractors,” Clark said. “We’re not getting back proper information as to scale, volume, copies of transportation certificates — basic information for the boards to know how much wood is moving, what species, what grade, what class.”