The B.C. government91裸聊视频檚 plan to break up large forest harvest licences and share the resource with secondary manufacturers and Indigenous communities hasn91裸聊视频檛 worked, so Crown timber rights will be redistributed by the government, Premier John Horgan has warned industry executives.

Speaking to the annual B.C. Council of Forest Industries conference Wednesday, Horgan reminded delegates of he wrote to them before the same speech two years ago. That letter and speech advised the industry to set up regional 91裸聊视频渃oalitions91裸聊视频� with communities, Indigenous leaders and unions to diversify and share a timber resource depleted by mountain pine beetle and forest fires, along with a century of commercial logging.

91裸聊视频淯nfortunately the results have been disappointing,91裸聊视频� Horgan told the convention by video link April 8. 91裸聊视频淎lthough two coalitions were established, the third one is still struggling to get underway. So to bring about the change, the government will have to step in, I believe, to make sure that we provide the appropriate incentives to get the job done.91裸聊视频�

Horgan said the details will be released in a few weeks by Forests Minister Katrine Conroy, and the 91裸聊视频渋ncentives91裸聊视频� are designed to increase competitiveness and value-added wood production, without raising the ire of U.S. producers who see every move on Crown forest land as a potential subsidy.

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91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 no magical solution to the lack of fibre, but I do believe there is work we can do, business to business, to encourage companies and indigenous nations to work together,91裸聊视频� Horgan said. 91裸聊视频淎nd those who do have tenure and do not want to share it, well we91裸聊视频檒l have to step in and ensure that there is fair compensation as we move to a more equitable distribution of access to forest products so we can continue to have the diversity that we all want to see.91裸聊视频�

COFI president Susan Yurkovich made no comment on the announcement as she moderated questions from industry players at the virtual event. She issued a statement to Black Press when asked for comment after the conference closed.

91裸聊视频淭he premier said that he wants to make space for more people to be part of the industry, recognizing that the annual allowable cut is declining, following the effects of the mountain pine beetle infestation and two years of devastating wildfires,91裸聊视频� Yurkovich said. 91裸聊视频淭here may be opportunities for companies with large tenures to help meet that goal, as the premier noted, by providing tenure and be compensated for it.91裸聊视频�

Horgan acknowledged that there has been some progress in 91裸聊视频渂usiness to business tenure sales91裸聊视频� and some companies have deals to share timber with local communities and Indigenous people. Those companies also pay full market value for trees they harvest through the Crown timber stumpage system.

91裸聊视频淭he B.C. market pricing system will remain unaltered,91裸聊视频� Horgan said. 91裸聊视频淏.C. Timber Sales will continue to do the good work that they91裸聊视频檙e doing, and I91裸聊视频檝e also heard and I agree that you should not have to pay twice to access timber.91裸聊视频�

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