http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/ The latest headlines for Ministry of Forests and Range en-us Copyright © 2009, Province of British Columbia 5 VICTORIA – A 25-year community forest agreement issued to the Ktunaxa Nation replaces a five-year pilot agreement and supports continued success in job creation, local manufacturing and silviculture treatments. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0081-000654.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:49 GMT VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests and Range has applied for a pesticide use permit to aerial-spray 806 hectares in Richmond, with a spray approved for use on organic farms, to eradicate a growing population of gypsy moth and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards, and trees. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0080-000636.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:43:33 GMT TOKYO – Promotion and technical support by the British Columbia forest sector were major factors in Japan allowing for greater wood use in large, multi-unit structures, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell said. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0079-000620.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:31:08 GMT VICTORIA – Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell has announced the appointment of R.A. (Al) Gorley of Victoria to the Forest Practices Board. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0076-000606.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:46:29 GMT TOKYO – B.C. value-added wood manufacturers project sales of $8 million through the Japan Home Show, Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced while attending Japan’s largest building products exhibition. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0077-000614.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:37:34 GMT TOKYO – British Columbia’s largest ever forestry trade mission to China ended on a high note with new orders to close off another record-breaking sales year, announced Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0078-000617.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:42:40 GMT DUJIANGYAN, CHINA – A special bond between China’s Sichuan Province and northwest B.C. was established by a sister-school agreement that pairs Xiang’e Primary School with Houston’s Silverthorne Elementary. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0075-000598.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:02:56 GMT DUJIANGYAN, CHINA – Federal and provincial officials unveiled a plaque commemorating the opening of Xiang’e Primary School in China’s Sichuan Province. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0074-000597.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:36 GMT SHANGHAI – Shanghai’s approval of a new wood-frame building code is a major step forward in the growing demand for Canadian wood products in China, the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and British Columbia’s Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0072-000595.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:27:12 GMT SHANGHAI – An agreement signed today with the City of Shanghai endorses wood-frame construction for affordable housing, creating an enormous opportunity for Canadian forest products. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0073-000596.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:41:32 GMT