Last week - Independent Cariboo-North MLA Bob Simpson quoted from a confidential BC Government Study which suggested, following loss of healthy timber, losses of 12,000 jobs could be imminent within 5 years, if no action is forthcoming. MLA Simpson suggests that, with no action from Victoria, Quesnel could stand to lose up to 1,600 jobs with Williams Lake losing up to 2,800 jobs. Read more here
The document in question has now been pulled from the BC Government website...
Earlier today - BC Forests Minister Steve Thomson spoke with CBC Daybreak North co-host Carolina de Ryk on the report and what Victoria is doing, in the wake of the mountain pine beetle timber and its' impact on communities like Williams Lake and Quesnel. Ms. de Ryk also plays a clip from former Quesnel Mayor Nate Bello
You can listen to the full interview (with the BC Gov't confidential internal study) here
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