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We Wai Kai First Nation Partners With Mosaic Forest Management To Harvest Tree Farm License

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 7:11 AM

By Meg Polson

The We Wai Kai First Nation has partnered with Mosaic Forest Management to harvest a Mosaic-owned tree farm license on Quadra Island.

The We Wai Kai First Nation has partnered with Mosaic Forest Management to harvest a Mosaic-owned tree farm license on Quadra Island.

A new organization has been formed by the First Nation and forestry contractor Roga Contracting called Way Key Ventures that will provide harvesting services for Mosaic.

According to a release from Mosaic, the partnership will “benefit the continued employment and careful management of the working forests of Quadra Island.”

The harvest area is within Mosaic’s Tree Farm License 47, and Way Key ventures will provide harvesting services to the We Wai Kai First Nation as well.

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