BC Gov News

Canfor and B.C. government and local government officials cut the ribbon at the official re-opening of Canfor's Radium mill. The company has invested $38.5 million to upgrade its sawmill and build a new planer mill that will directly employ 144 people.

The Honourable Joe Oliver, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations for British Columbia and representatives from Canada's forest industry announced $4.5 million for the Canada-Tohoku Reconstruction Project.

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.

Premier Christy Clark prepares for take off, as she departs on a 12-day jobs and trade mission to China and India. Follow the Asia Trade Mission at http://www.britishcolumbia.ca/Connect/PremiersMission/Pages/home.aspx

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.