WFP foments a new furor over land use

WFP foments a new furore over land use
By Steve Weatherbe – Business Examiner – Vancouver Island
A last-minute appeal to the BC. Cabinet seems unlikely to stop the removal of private Western Forest Products lands from three tree farm licences. That hasn’t stopped opponents from trying. Their larger purpose is still served: to raise the collective consciousness of Vancouver Islanders about the transfer of forest lands to residential developers. And with an outspoken report from the auditor general condemning the government for approving the transfer, consciousnesses are indeed being raised.