Bell leans toward timber in answer to tourist association concerns

Timber will likely trump tourism in the scramble for enough wood to reopen the Babine Forests Products sawmill. Responding to a call by the B.C. Wilderness Tourism Association (WTA) to steer clear of stands set aside to meet visual quality objectives, provincial cabinet minister and local MLA Pat Bell hinted strongly that the measure remains on the table. 

“I’m respectful of the Wilderness Tourism Association and as we work through the issues in Burns Lake, we’re going to factor into the account the implications of any decision that are made and we’ll make sure that we’re connected to people,” Bell said.  Apr 07, 2012

Prince George Citizen

Read More

Related Post

August 1, 2025

As Published in Canadian Forest Industries Magazine, Pulp & Paper Magazine and Canadian Biomass Magazine

Jennifer Gunter’s Op Ed, “Community Forests: Rooted in Community,

January 20, 2025

Minister of Forests Mandated to Expand BC’s Community Forest Program

In the recently released mandate letter to the Minister