New community forest for Williams Lake

WILLIAMS LAKE – The Williams Lake Indian Band and the City of Williams Lake have been invited to apply together for a new community forest, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett announced today on behalf of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson.

The community forest will have an allowable annual cut of 40,000 cubic metres and an initial term of 25 years. The exact location of the community forest area is still to be determined. Press Release, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations – June 6, 2011
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