The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and British Columbia’s Ministry of Forests forged a timber harvesting agreement that will last the next 25 years.
The Ministry announced on Tues- day that the indigenous nation encompassing Prince George would get access to 25,000 cubic metres of timber per year from within their traditional territory.
The agreement is focused on two parcels of timber covering 7,197 hectares of Crown land near Tabor Mountain and Sugar Bowl-Grizzly Den Provincial Park respectively.