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NDP forest critic visits Cranbrook on province-wide tour
New Democrat Party (NDP) forest critic Norm Macdonald stopped in Cranbrook Wednesday (Feb. 6) as part of a province-wide tour aimed at building solutions to the crisis in B.C.’s forest industry.
“We need to restore the health of B.C. forests, plant more trees, and generate more local jobs,” Macdonald said.
“After a decade of Liberal mismanagement and neglect, it’s time to change our approach,” he said. “This tour is about working with communities to develop practical solutions to get our forest sector back on track.”
Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Macdonald met with industry officials, union representatives, environmentalists and forestry experts while in the region.
The forest critic has been holding similar meetings in forest communities throughout the province over the past few weeks.
Macdonald has also been working with Kootenay East NDP candidate Norma Blissett on local issues in the forest industry.
“The crisis in our forests is a crucial issue for working families in the Kootenays and in communities across B.C.,” said Blissett. “And the Liberal government’s priorities are backwards.
“The Liberals are wasting 15 million of taxpayer dollars for a massive partisan advertising blitz, but they aren’t doing anything to restore the land base,” Blissett said. “That $15 million could have been used to plant a third more seedlings on Crown lands.”
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