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BC
Profiles Sites
to
Explore A
walk in the
woods There's
no shortage of
places to
visit, since
almost half the
province
is Growing
up in the Yukon
and also in
Coastal British
Columbia,
camping and
fishing trips,
river travel
and cross
country
journeys on
horseback were
part of my
routine. That's
why it's nice
to know that
there will
always be
another place
to discover
(more than
1,300 camp
sites and 5,000
km of hiking
trails are
available in BC
alone). For
trails, check
the National
and Provincial
park links on
one of our web
sites
(www.bcscene.com)
and
(www.airhighways.com). For
trails, check
the following
Lower Mainland
links: Complimentary
forestry and
mill tours are
available at a
variety of
locations. For
example, in
Port Alberni
contact the
Alberni Forest
Information
Centre at (250)
724-7890.
The
Forestry Scene
Editorial
Schedule We
dedicate this
quarterly
magazine series
to the late
Joseph
Whitehead,
former
publisher of
the Journal of
Commerce and BC
Lumberman, who
was a founding
partner and
Editorial Board
Chairman for BC
Scene Magazine.
Due
to his loss in
2002, our
schedule was
set back by a
year and
commences in
January 2003,
otherwise the
content remains
the same. Regulatory
Environment"......Summer Regional
Concerns"...................Fall Marketplace
Issues".................Winter Editorial
Menu:
Leaders from
BC's Forest
Industry will
provide their
unique
perspectives on
the future of
British
Columbia's
largest
employer. Who's
Who in
Forestry?
The industry
associations. BC
Truck Loggers
Conference
Preview. Mountain
Pine
Beetle:
Latest invasion
sweeps the
province. BC
Forestry World
Markets and
Trade
Agreements. BC
Municipal
Marketplace
(UBCM)
Conference
highlights. Architectural
Trends and
cost of wood
vs. steel
buildings.
Manufactured
Wood
Products:
New markets and
creative
applications. West
Coast
Homes: New
designs and new
projects
underway.
Meet
BC's Forestry
Minister:
Mike DeJong
feature
profile. Unique
Lodges and
Resorts
featuring
imaginative use
of
wood. Fighting
Forest
Fires:
Equipment,
networks and
technology.
Forestry
Museums and
public
educational
sites. Canadian
Forests:
Louis D'Amore's
Business
Quarterly
update. •
Foreign Markets
•
Community
Stability
• Forest
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Year
round for most
of a lifetime,
whenever I feel
in need of a
lift, my best
tonic is a
stroll in the
rainforest of
Vancouver's
Stanley Park.
There's some
special magic
about these
primeval woods;
the aroma, the
lush ferns, the
giant towering
evergreens
reaching the
sky, while
other species
grow together
out of a common
stump, like
lovers in a
fond embrace.
To me the
forest seems
even more
refreshing and
stimulating to
the spirit
during or after
a light rain.
Most British
Columbians are
fortunate in
this respect,
having a
favourite
retreat, not
too distant
from home,
where they can
commune with
nature in a
forested area.
Visitors to
Vancouver
Island or
locals seeking
a different
outdoor
experience, can
consider the
following
sites:
Clayoquot
Sound, Juan de
Fuca Provincial
Park,
Goldstream
Provincial
Park, Cape
Scott
Provincial Park
and Pacific Rim
National Park
Reserve,
MacMillan
Provincial Park
(Cathedral
Grove),
Carmanah
Walbran
Provincial
Park. On the
mainland you
can enjoy the
Stein Valley,
Kitlope,
Khutzeymateen,
Tatshenshini-Alsek
and Ts'yl-os
Provincial
Parks.
State
of the
Industry"
..............Spring