— Recovering from a historic wildfire season is expected to take British Columbia’s forest industry at least five years, the province’s Forest Ministry said on Wednesday. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson said at a news conference Tuesday that the logging industry alone will experience lingering implications from the fires. Those efforts are well underway, along with long-term plans focused on the sustainability of the industry, Donaldson said. The ministry said the full extent of the damage won’t be known until the season is over. Yurkovich said the industry is working closely with the provincial government on recovery efforts, and discussions about changing forest-management practices are expected to continue beyond the current fire season.

Source: National Post September 06, 2017 21:11 UTC