February 22, 2012
MLA, BC First leader talk shop
By Carole Rooney – 100 Mile House Free Press
Published: February 22, 2012 8:00 AM
Published: February 22, 2012 8:00 AM
Independent Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson and BC First Party interim president Gary Young met recently for an informal, political conversation in a Williams Lake continue reading
February 21, 2012
Cariboo MLA Says Spring 2012 Election Quite Likely
By Don Hawkins
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 05:39 AM
Prince George, B.C. – Don’t be surprised if Premier Christy Clark calls British Columbians to the polls in a general election this spring, a full year ahead of the election which continue reading
February 20, 2012
Bob Simpson Weighs in on Predator Control
Sunday, February 19, 2012 – 9:30 AM
Bob Simpson says Victoria is making strides when it comes to the issue of predator control in the Cariboo.
Here the Independent Cariboo North MLA explains: “I think we’re continue reading
Timber inventory a guessing game, critics charge
The B.C. government is not adequately keeping track of its inventory of timber lands, according to NDP continue reading
February 18, 2012
Les Leyne column: Aging Forests Ministry in poor health
By Les Leyne, Times Colonist February 18, 2012 3:54 AM
The ravages of age usually affect people more than institutions.
But successive reports on two of the oldest government functions in B.C. have found they are in failing health.
February 17, 2012
Auditor blasts B.C.’s forest management
By Tom Fletcher – BC Local News
Published: February 16, 2012 3:00 PM
Updated: February 16, 2012 3:58 PM
VICTORIA – The B.C. government doesn’t have enough information about its forest management to deal with the long-term results of widespread continue reading
BC Government Killing Forest Industry: Auditor General
Scathing report says failure to replant enough trees puts future harvests at risk.
By Andrew MacLeod, Today, TheTyee.ca
British Columbia’s Auditor General John Doyle released a report finding that the government has failed to plant enough trees to ensure a continue reading
Auditor General says B.C is not doing enough in Forestry
B.C’s Auditor General says the provincial government is not doing enough to replant forests damaged by fires and the mountain pine beetle, and needs a better plan to ensure the health and sustainability of B.C’s woodlands.
Independent continue reading
February 16, 2012
Bio-economy sees more support: Simpson
Williams Lake Tribune Feb 16, 2012
The government’s willingness to put money into the bio-economy is a sign that it’s taking the industry more seriously, says Cariboo North MLA Bob Simpson.
Responding to the recent announcement that the province has continue reading
February 8, 2012
If a tree falls in the forest
Published: February 08, 2012 2:00 AM
Bill Phillips
Prince George Free Press
The destruction of the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake last month has thrust forestry issues back to the fore.
Workers in Burns Lake are understandably angry continue reading