On March 4th, after repeated delays over the last year, Steve Thomson, the Minister of Forests, once again assured the BC Legislature Estimates Committee that the government will be initiating a “public consultation process” on the government’s proposed move to area-based forest tenure (including the controversial Tree Farm Licenses).
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When will this precisely happen? “In the near future,” the minister said. And thus the fog hanging over this issue persists, although some faint outlines are beginning to emerge.
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