2)Business (Forestry, Mining, Recreation)
Commercial businesses carry out planning prior to developing a resource. Often, plans need to be prepared by a company and approved by a government agency before development can proceed.
Businesses Planning in the Bulkley Valley
Forest Industry
The following major licensees are required to have forest stewardship plans that guide timber harvesting and access roads. Click on the highlighted business names for more info from Valley Vision.
- West Fraser Mills Ltd.
- Pacific Inland Resources based in Smithers
- Houston Forest Products based in Houston - Canfor
- BC Timber Sales, an independent organization within the B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range.
- Wetzin’kwa Community Forest Corporation (Smithers-Telkwa)
- Dungate Community Forest (Houston)
Mining
The following companies have initiated or recently completed environmental assessments in or near the Bulkley Valley:
- Blue Pearl Mining proposes to develop the Davidson Project — an underground molybdenum mine 9 km NW of Smithers. Anticipated production is 2000 tonnes per day over a mine life expectancy of 10 years.
Pre-application environmental assessment information is posted on the BC Environmental Assessment Office website.
Commercial Recreation
