Ucluelet and the Toquaht First Nation have officially entered the community forest business. The two communities have partnered to join the Barkley Community Forest Corporation and this corporation recently signed an agreement with the provincial government for roughly 6,700 hectares near Maggie Lake to operate for a 25-year term with an annual allowable cut of 27,000 cubic metres. BC’s Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced the agreement on June 22. “Community forests are a key component of our Forest Sector Strategy,” Thomson said. “These licences give people in rural communities across the province a way to diversify their economies and gain a strong voice in how local forests are managed and sustained.”
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