Premier Announces $11.5 Million for Forestry Marketing

Thursday, April 12, 2007 02:06 PM

Premier Gordon Campbell was keynote speaker at COFI luncheon

Premier Gordon Campbell says forestry today is different than it was 10 years ago, and will be different again ten years from now, and now is the time to take hold of the opportunities to make major gains in the areas of bio energy, and market development.

To that end, the Premier announced the Province is putting $11.5 million into marketing initiatives to ensure B.C. retains its competitive edge.

Here is how some of those dollars will be spent:

$9.9 million into marketing, product development and research through the Forestry Innovation Investment fund..

There are a full 18 projects that will be covered by $1.59 milion for mountain pine beetle issues such as

adapting pulp bleaching processes to use bluestained wood chips
determining optimum processes for production of ethanol and othe bio fuels,
and investigating protective coatings for soy-oil treated siding and blue stained lumber for home construction.

The Premier says his recent trips to Japan, Korea and China have revealed specific markets for flooring, doors, trusses, panelling.

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Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2007 02:06 PM in News by 250 News

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Comments

Posted by: REALIST on April 12 2007 5:56 PM

Yeah! More money for business and still no real money for much needed social programs. Boy are the taxpayers ever going to be pi$$ed at how much they will need to be taxed to fix the much needed safety net. Hope they understand who didn't spend a little now to save a lot later.

Posted by: Gofaster on April 12 2007 8:15 PM

It hasn't got here yet....I seem to remember other money schemes thatnever happened...

Posted by: Chester on April 12 2007 8:22 PM

So REALIST, your point is to do what??? Where should the money be spent? Who should it be spent on? To do what? How will your solution alievate the problems? Chester

Posted by: camoose on April 12 2007 8:34 PM

Wow, shows what I know. I was under the impression that Gordo and group were so-called Liberals. Judging by this story they appear to be closet socialists. Subsidies for interest groups, paid for by the taxpayer, is socialism at it's best. Gives a whole to meaning to the misnomer "Free Enterprise". Nothing is free, it costs you and me.

Posted by: owl on April 12 2007 10:13 PM

"More money for business and still no real money for much needed social programs."

And business swears up and down that they are not subsidized ... LOL....

Posted by: acrider54 on April 13 2007 6:34 AM

Gordo Liberal now, used to be Social Credit when they got their asses booted out.