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TERRACE – Minister of State for Forestry Operations and Skeena MLA Roger Harris presented the City of Terrace with an invitation to apply for a probationary Community Forest Agreement, and also announced the advertisement of two forest licences totalling 500,000 cubic metres of allowable annual cut in the Nass timber supply area.
The community forest will provide the City of Terrace with the opportunity to harvest 30,000 cubic metres annually from the Kalum Timber Supply Area.
“The Northwest forest economy has been depressed for far too long, but thanks to the Forestry Revitalization Plan, we’re able to offer the City of Terrace its own community forest,” said Harris. “As well, two non-replaceable forest licences for 500,000 cubic metres of timber in the Nass timber supply area will provide employment opportunities for local loggers.”
The timber for the two forest licences is made available from previous unlogged timber held by the former Orenda Forest Products in the Nass timber supply area.
“Today’s announcements are an important step in helping Terrace move forward with new economic opportunities,” said Mayor Jack Talstra. “With the community forest invitation, the Province is meeting their commitment to provide communities with the ability to manage forest resources in a way that reflects our own community values. As well, the forest licences will provide employment opportunities for northwest loggers.”
Community forest agreements are a mechanism by which
the province transfers decision-making to communities that wish to more fully
participate in the stewardship of their local forest resources. Community
forest tenures are area-based, giving the holders exclusive stewardship of an
area of forest land over the term of the agreement. The probationary agreements
are for five years, after which they may be extended for another five years or
replaced with a long-term agreement of 25 to 99 years. For more information on this community forest agreement and other ministry initiatives visit: http://www.gov.bc.ca/for/ online. -30-
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