Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation Chief Colleen Erickson has said all stakeholders 'knew this was coming'
In response to Canfor's Plateau Mill closure in Vanderhoof, Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation Chief Colleen Erickson said all stakeholders, including policy makers and government leaders"knew this was coming."
"Many Nak’azdli members work in the forest industry, and like all of our neighbouring communities this news hits us hard. But perhaps more tragic is that everyone – in government, in industry, and around the kitchen table – knew this was coming," Erickson said. "The results are a totally predictable lack of fibre for these mills, and an ecological disaster,” she added.
Erickson cited a 2018 study by the BC Government and Carrier Sekani First Nations which revealed severe environmental impacts from the increased harvest of mountain pine beetle salvage, such as moose populations plummeting by 75 per cent and increased particulate in salmon bearing streams. “The future of the forest industry will come down to innovation and collaboration with First Nations. We are not going anywhere, and unlike big multinationals, we don't have an interest in sending our profits elsewhere."
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