Provincially, a total of 4,755 person-years of employment are generated by harvesting and processing the average annual timber harvest from the Kingcome Timber Supply Area. This includes direct employment in harvesting, transportation and processing (1,902 person-years), as well as additional employment created by the provision of goods and services to the forest sector and by the spending of its employees (2,853 person-years). This estimate is based on the assumption that each direct person-year of forestry employment in the province creates 1.5 person-years of spin-off employment both within and outside the area. (SEA page 57)
It is estimated that approximately $55.5 million in provincial government revenues are generated annually by timber harvesting in the Kingcome Timber Supply Area. This figure is based on fees of $17.1 million for harvesting public timber in the area, estimated personal income taxes of $10.1 million, plus other tax revenues of $28.3 million. These estimates are based on 1994 information and include the increased stumpage revenues being generated to fund the Forest Renewal Plan. (SEA page 59)
