Forestry Friendly Communities

According to the BC Council of Forest Industries latest economic study, BC forest companies purchased $7 billion worth of goods and services from nearly 9,900 BC-based companies and Indigenous suppliers located in every region of the province. #bcforestry

"What does a forester in Prince George, a drone maker in Vancouver and an environmental consultant in Victoria all have in common? They all live and work in a forestry community." #bcforestry https://bit.ly/3doCqIE

"Many people tend to associate the forest industry with rural areas and smaller communities, but this study shows that people working in businesses in urban centres like Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Nanaimo and Kamloops also depend on a strong and vibrant forest industry supply chain Susan Yurkovich, COFI President #bcforestry https://bit.ly/30PLkKc

"The future for Canada’s forestry sector is bright, judging by this year’s winners of the Top 10 Under 40 competition from Canadian Forest Industries." https://bit.ly/2GOLbQ4

Today is #OrangeShirtDay a day to remember and recognize the impacts that residential schools had and continue to have on the survivors and their families. At age 6, Phyllis Webstad went to the store with her grandmother and picked out a new orange shirt which was taken from her on her first day at residential school. Listen to her story: https://bit.ly/3kZbbH8 #EveryChildMatters https://bit.ly/30m4LKu