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Monday, April 24, 2017 11:25 AM
Forestry is one of B.C.’s founding industries and a key driver of B.C.’s economy. In 2016, the industry accounted for $14 billion in exports — 35% of the value of all B.C. goods exported.
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Thursday, November 24, 2016 11:00 AM
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson is leading a delegation of more than 25 senior executives from B.C.'s forest companies and associations to Japan and China.
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 11:26 AM
Premier Christy Clark has tasked Minister Steve Thomson with annual forestry trade missions to Asia to continue diversifying markets for B.C. wood exports. These annual missions are a cornerstone of the joint provincial-federal-industry market developments in Asia.
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 3:00 PM
Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, is leading his third trade mission to Asia from Oct. 7 to Oct. 18, 2014.
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Thursday, October 17, 2013 9:30 AM
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Expanding and strengthening trading relationships abroad means real jobs here at home.
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Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:27 AM
As part of Premier Christy Clark's BC Jobs and Trade Mission, Minister Steve Thomson and delegates on the forestry portion of the mission toured the Songjiang townhouse project, outside Shanghai. Minister Thomson is visiting both China and Japan during the mission to continue to expand B.C.'s lumber exports overseas.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011 9:17 AM
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson, Vice-President of WorkSafeBC Donna Wilson, and BC Forest Safety Council CEO Peter Lineen, present Sig Kemmler, Co-Founder, President and General Manager of Alternative Forest Operations Ltd. with the Cary White Memorial award for his leadership and commitment to ensuring safety in B.C.'s forest industry.
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