B.C.’s wildfire season to have long-term implications for logging
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — Recovering from a historic wildfire season is expected to take British Columbia’s forest industry at least five years, the province’s Forest Ministry said on Wednesday.
The ministry said in a statement that although wildfires will likely remain active into the fall, plans to help the industry rebound are already underway.
“To better support this process in the light of this year’s unprecedented fire season, a new recovery unit has been established to oversee and co-ordinate government’s cross-ministry response,” said the statement sent to The Canadian Press.
Forests Minister Doug Donaldson said at a news conference Tuesday that the logging industry alone will experience lingering implications from the fires.