The B.C. government says it’s making legislative changes to bolster access to wood fibre, including timber damaged by wildfires, insects and windstorms. The forests ministry says the changes will potentially increase the supply of fibre by as much as 17,700 truckloads, and the changes will allow BC Timber Sales to auction off contracts for forestry thinning, wildfire risk reduction and damaged timber salvage. A statement from the ministry says these “fibre-generating activities” will be available to forestry contractors and value-added mills. It says the new amendments to the Forest Act and Forest and Range Practices Act will create more opportunities for loggers and contractors while strengthening partnerships with First Nations. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the changes will matter for mill workers who will see a “steady stream of timber,”…
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