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VICTORIA – Former interim BC Lotteries president and CEO Dana Hayden will lead the Province’s work on the new Working Roundtable on Forestry and the Province’s review of forest sector regulations. Hayden will be vice-chair of the Roundtable, and report to Forests and Range Minister Rich Coleman on the Roundtable and regulatory review.
The Working Roundtable on Forestry will be chaired by Coleman and includes the Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell, rural MLAs, and forest sector representatives. The roundtable and regulatory review were announced by Premier Gordon Campbell in January at the 65th Annual Truck Loggers Association Convention.
The Roundtable will meet in communities across British Columbia and undertake an exhaustive review of all facets of the forest industry, reporting quarterly to cabinet on ways to expedite workable improvements to ensure a strong, vibrant, and sustainable forest industry.
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regulatory review will streamline and reduce unnecessary red tape, cut
processing time, and eliminate unnecessary cost burdens resulting from
regulation. The Province is allocating $1 million for this review.
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Communications Director Office of the Premier 250 387-6605 |
Communications Director Ministry of Forests and Range 250 387-8467 |
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