{"id":56273,"date":"2021-08-13T02:54:20","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T06:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=56273"},"modified":"2021-08-13T05:54:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T09:54:31","slug":"loggers-association-aims-to-change-how-british-columbians-think-about-forestry-with-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/loggers-association-aims-to-change-how-british-columbians-think-about-forestry-with-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Loggers’ association aims to change how British Columbians think about forestry with campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the next few months, stakeholders in the forestry sector will embark upon a publicity campaign to change the way British Columbians think about logging.<\/p>\n

Bob Brash, executive director of the Truck Logger\u2019s Association (TLA), is reaching out to municial mayors and councils<\/span><\/a> to explore ways they can cooperate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is already significant lobbying towards government from many different directions on forestry sector matters. In this regard, if your council is amenable, we would like an opportunity to further discuss these matters at your earliest convenience to explore how we can work together. I will contact you in the near future to explore any possibilities,\u201d he wrote in a form letter.<\/p>\n

The matter came up at Campbell River\u2019s Aug. 9 council meeting<\/span><\/a>, where Director Charlie Cornfield explained, \u201cwe are going through a lot of challenges right now in forestry, whether it\u2019s logging old growth or adjusting tenures.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The TLA is reaching out to municipalities to cooperate on a new campaign. Photo courtesy of the Wilderness Committee.<\/p><\/div>\n

The TLA provided the following core messaging points and is asking municipalities for help refining them:<\/p>\n