Quesnel mayor says political uncertainty creating problems

QUESNEL — The mayor of Quesnel says political uncertainty in B.C. is hurting resource-dependent communities.
Bob Simpson says forestry companies in the Quesnel-area are awaiting determination of their annual allowable cut to learn how much they can harvest.
He says B.C.’s chief forester won’t be issuing those figures until a new government and a new forests minister are in place, and the lack of detail about the softwood lumber agreement is compounding the anxiety.
He says resi