Burns Lake area hit hard by pine beetle, but sufficient timber might justify expense CBC News - January 26, 2012 ....A once richly forested area, Burns Lake is located among the province’s woodlands that have been devastated by the pine beetle infestation.  When asked directly if there’s enough timber to make it worth the company’s while, B.C.’s Chief Forester, Jim Snetsinger, hedged his bets.  "The simple answer is, there is no simple answer," Snetsinger told CBC News. "We’re in the wake of a mountain pine beetle epidemic and it's affected a large part of the timber supply." Read more...

Prince George, B.C.- After a year of gathering input from the public, stakeholders and communities, the Health Forests- Healthy Communities Initiative has issued a set of recommendations that call for long term stewardship of B.C’s Forests. Opinion 250 News - January 26, 2012 Read more...

Office of the Premier, Government of BC Press Release - January 21, 2012VANCOUVER – Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement on last night’s explosion at Babine Forest Products near Burns Lake: “Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been injured and with their families. I join all British Columbians in praying for their speedy recovery. Read more...

Trade Minister Ed Fast says deal to run until 2015 A softwood lumber agreement that settled a long-running dispute between Canada and the U.S. is being extended by two years, the governments said jointly Monday. Read more...

Burns Lake, B.C. - Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation, Pat Bell,  will be taking the lead in the  Province's efforts to  help  the community of Burns Lake  recover economically from  Friday's fatal  fire that destroyed  the Babine Forest Products sawmill. Read more...