With the global marketplace expanding, attracting business and improving productivity means being competitive.

Premier Christy Clark and Teresa Wat, Minister of International Trade and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy issued this statement today:

Norma Wilson has been appointed to the Forest Practices Board.

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A two-month, provincewide consultation on the idea of converting volume-based to area-based forest tenures officially closed May 30, 2014, generating feedback from more than 4,300.

British Columbia is rolling out a new series of websites, videos and print products crafted to speak to audiences in the province's priority markets throughout Asia, the European Union and the United States.

Forest industry workers and other users of B.C.'s back roads are reminded to stay in tune with upcoming changes to the mobile radio frequencies that help ensure safe passage on many of the province's resource roads.

British Columbia is expecting significant growth in the natural resources industry over the next decade, with most major projects located in northern or remote communities.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for the Robson Valley Timber Supply Area (TSA) will decrease from 481,000 cubic metres to 400,000 cubic metres.

After an extensive timber supply review, deputy chief forester Diane Nicholls announced that the allowable annual cut for the Boundary Timber Supply Area (TSA) will remain at 700,000 cubic metres for 10 years.