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Announced in Revelstoke today, Oct. 3, John Horgan said mass timber construction has a reduced carbon footprint when sourced from sustainably managed forests.
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In June, Horgan appointed Ravi Kahlon to lead the expansion and use of mass timber in B.C. buildings.
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There are plans for several public buildings to be constructed using mass timber in the future, including student housing at BCIT and a hospital in Vancouver.
However, one building in Langford recently had to buy mass timber from Austria, Horgan said.
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Horgan said a re-elected NDP government would see builds within the province use mass timber made in the province and there is ample opportunity for to export the product as well.
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Horgan said this new focus in the forestry industry will mean less trees cut down.
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Horgan made the announcement alongside NDP candidate for Columbia River Revelstoke, Nicole Cherlet.
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The NDP promises that if re-elected, their government will keep building on mass timber progress.
Yesterday, B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson took his campaign to Merritt Friday, promising to stabilize the forest industry with 香蕉视频直播渨orking forest香蕉视频直播� guarantees, and vowing to get tough on protests targeting pipeline and other projects that have permits to build.
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