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Northern Interior
The Northern Interior is the largest of the forest regions with an area of about 55 million hectares, or 58% of the province’s 95 million hectares (BC MoF). From the great plains of the north-east, to the Rocky and Omineca Mountains in the east-central portion, to the plateaus of the west and south-central segments, the topography is diverse. The region stretches from Quesnel in the south to the BC and Yukon border in the north and from the BC and Alberta border in the east to the City of Terrace in the west. The population of the Northern Region is estimated to be approximately 260,000 people.
Prince George is the region’s largest community, but there are many other communities throughout the region where forestry is a major contributor to the employment and economic well-being of the area, including: Burns Lake, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Houston Mackenzie, Smithers, Terrace, Valemount and Vanderhoof.
As one of the two largest lumber producing region in Canada, (7 billion board feet annually) the most important commercial tree species are SPF (spruce-pine-fir). There is also growing interest in and use of deciduous species, particularly aspen.
Forestry Industry Quick Facts - Northern Region
- The total harvest in 2004 was 26 million cubic meters.
- Forestry in northern BC supports approximately 22,000 direct and 44,000 indirect jobs.
- Of the $1.2 billion in stumpage, royalties & rent paid by the forest industry to the BC Government in 2004, $427 million (36%) came from the Northern Interior lumber sector.
- Sawmills produce more than 7 billion board feet of lumber annually (enough for 640,000 new single family homes).
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| Estimated Annual 2002 Manufacturing Capacity within COFI Northern Region |
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Facilities |
Number of Facilities |
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Chip Mills |
4 |
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Log Homes |
2 |
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Lumber Mills |
36 |
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Pole Mills |
2 |
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Pulp Mills |
7 |
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Plywood and Panel |
5 |
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Other |
1 |
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TOTAL |
57 |
| Doug Routledge, Vice President - Northern Operations & Forestry |
| Steve Kozuki, General Manager - Forestry |
| Chris Lear, Manager - Forest Education |
Contact Info
Council of Forest Industries
Suite 400, 1488 Fourth Avenue
Prince George, BC V2L 4Y2
| Phone: |
250-564-5136 |
| Fax: |
250-564-3588 |
| Web: |
www.cofi.org |
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