Forest Sector Strategy Released
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Premier Christy Clark has released Our Natural Advantage: Forest Sector Strategy for British Columbia under the BC Jobs Plan. This report builds on six key priorities identified by the Working Roundtable on Forestry to support the forestry sector throughout the province.
The strategy includes:
- Encouraging markets in Asia for BC forest products as the first choice of building materials;
- Actions that support the wood first commitment, growing trees, carbon storage, a competitive operating climate, innovation, diversification, rural economies, and First Nations' participation;
- Calling for new applications and expanded use of wood construction in non-residential and mid-rise buildings;
- Ongoing investment in reforestation, silviculture activities, and forest carbon projects that will result in fast-growing forests to address timber supply challenges created by the mountain pine beetle infestation;
- Continuing to transform and innovate to meet the need for green energy and help build the bio-economy; and
Continued opportunities for community forest agreements, the woodlot program and helping First Nations move forward as partners in forestry.
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Movie Theatres Now Eligible for Liquor Licenses
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Hon. Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced that movie theatres and live event theatres in British Columbia can now apply for a license to serve alcohol:
- Multiplex theatres will be permitted to obtain a liquor licence and serve alcohol in adult-only auditoriums and adjacent lobbies.
- Single-screen movie and live-event theatres can apply to serve alcohol in a lobby where minors are present and to serve liquor in the auditorium for adult-only screenings or events.
- Without getting prior approval from the Province, live-event theatres may now show films, broadcasts, or host events for people of all ages if no alcohol is served.
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