Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. News Release
Williams Lake, B.C. – Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. (CCR), a joint venture of Tŝideldel First Nation and Tl’etinqox Government, is releasing Part II in their five-part forestry video series, this time with a focus on the environmental benefits of forestry.
“In the Tŝilhqot’in territory, we have an abundance of lodgepole pine, and for the last 25 years, we have had to deal with the mountain pine beetle epidemic, which has just devastated our forests,” shared Percy Guichon, Forest Technician, Executive Director of CCR. “We feel that as Tsilhqot’in people, it is our duty, and we’re responsible to manage the forests and get them productive again.”
The second video in the series is titled: The Environmental Focus of Forestry. The video shows viewers the work being done through forestry to realize environmental benefits.