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Forestry
Agreement and Woodlot for Pacheedaht
April 11, 2005
Pacheedaht forestry advisor Tom Jones witnesses the
forestry agreement just signed by Minister of Forests Mike de Jong and
Pacheedaht Chief Councillor Marvin McClurg.
de Jong and McClurg seal the agreement with a
handshake. Under the agreement, the Pacheedaht will receive
$638,725 in revenue sharing and 37,000 cubic metres
of timber.
A 398-hectare woodlot in the San Juan River area
will also be used to provide forestry training to band members.
Chief McClurg receives a commemorative cedar carving
from de Jong. In the foreground is a mask carved by the chief and
presented to the minister.
Dick Jones, Teal-Jones Logging joins Minister de Jong,
Pacheedaht Chief Councillor McClurg and Pacheedaht forestry advisor Tom
Jones at the signing.