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Forestry Roundtable

March 9, 2009 The Roundtable was established by the provincial government to identify key issues and opportunities facing the forest sector in British Columbia. The Roundtable has now released its final report and recommendations to ensure a strong, vibrant, sustainable forest industry in British Columbia for future generations. Moving Toward a Globally Competitive, Sustainable Forest Industry – Report Forestry Will Continue to Drive B.C.’s Economy – News Release Roundtable Recommendations – Backgrounder Biographies of Members

Meetings The Working Roundtable on Forestry has regular meetings. Summaries of the working meetings are below:
February 18, 2009 February 11, 2009 January 27, 2009 December 12, 2008 December 1, 2008 November 24, 2008 November 7, 2008	October 3, 2008 September 12, 2008 June 26, 2008 June 13, 2008 May 9, 2008 April 25, 2008 April 11, 2008
The Roundtable considered key questions about forestry products and markets, costs structures and capital investment, stumpage, and tenure in its work to develop a forward-looking plan for the forest sector. Key Questions for Discussion Roundtable members traveled to communities around B.C. to hear from key local stakeholders. Summaries of those meetings from 2008 are below:
Fort St. James – October 27 Williams Lake – October 27 Campbell River – follow-up meeting held July 31 Port Alberni – July 2 Nanaimo – July 2 Revelstoke – June 6 Castlegar – June 6 Fort St John – May 23 Mackenzie – May 23 Vanderhoof – May 22	Burns Lake – May 22 Smithers – May 21 Terrace – May 21 Vernon – May 16 Prince George – May 3 Quesnel – May 3 Kamloops – April 26 Cranbrook – April 22 Port McNeill – April 18 Campbell River – April 18
About 250 individuals, companies and organizations provided submissions to the Working Roundtable on Forestry. List of submitters

Historical Documents Terms of Reference March 7, 2008 – Forestry Roundtable Focuses on Future March 7, 2008 – Working Roundtable on Forestry Membership February 18, 2008 – Dana Hayden Named to Forestry Roundtable A Review of B.C.'s Log Export Policies – December 2006 The State of British Columbia's Forests – 2006 Forestry Revitalization Plan – March 2003 Ready for Change (the Pearse report) – November 2001 B.C. Competition Council