B.C. minister disappointed in public confidence level of his ministry

By Mike Davis

The Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is disappointed in the public’s perception of the resource industry. Minister Steve Thomson was in Campbell River Friday afternoon to speak to Chamber of Commerce members and guests and outlined some of the challenges the ministry faces going forward. “Whether it is forestry, the salmon farming industry or other resource-based industry, those sectors have such an important contribution to the economy here in British Columbia,” Thomson told those assembled at the Anchor Inn Friday. “It really is – if you go back to the forest sector – it really is what the province was built on if you look at the history, and in my role, it really is about trying to ensure that we continue to have a globally-competitive forestry industry but also a competitive resource sector that continues to make that economic contribution.”

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