Canim Lake Band gets woodland licence

Patience and perseverance pays dividends in sustainable woodlot licence

The Tsq,escenemc/Canim Lake Band has successfully obtained a First Nations woodlands licence.

Officials and representatives of the province and band solidified a woodland agreement Jan. 24 that the band has pursued for decades.

The licence will allow the band to harvest timber on about 20,000 hectares of Crown land on a renewable term of 25 years.

Read the full story in the Jan. 30 edition of the 100 Mile House Free Press.

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