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Williams Lake First Nation, West Fraser sign forestry agreement

Chief Willie Sellars said the agreement is one more step toward reconciliation
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Williams Lake First Nation CAO Kourtney Cook, Chief Willie Sellars, stewardship forester John Walker and Director of Natural Resources Aaron Higginbottom during the signing of a joint agreement with West Fraser.

A B.C. Interior First Nation is one step closer to holding a woodland license in its traditional territory after signing an agreement with West Fraser. 

Williams Lake First Nation (WLFN) has signed a joint development agreement with West Fraser to combine local tenure volumes into a single First Nations Woodland License.

WLFN Chief Willie Sellars described the agreement as a positive step towards reconciliation.

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Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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