1995 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 35th Parliament
FIRST READING


The following electronic version is for informational purposes only.
The printed version remains the official version.


MS. SUE HAMMELL

BILL M 203 -- 1995

AN ACT TO DESIGNATE A PROVINCIAL HERITAGE SITE
AT THE INAUGURAL PLANTATION AT GREEN TIMBERS

WHEREAS the preservation and conservation of heritage property in the province of British Columbia is an important public good which affirms the rich history of the province;

WHEREAS the government of British Columbia recognizes the importance of reforestation of logged-off land in the province;

AND WHEREAS the inaugural plantation at Green Timbers represents the first forest plantation in the history of British Columbia;

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Short title

1 This Act may be cited as the "Green Timbers Heritage Act".

Interpretation

2 For the purposes of this Act

"Inaugural Plantation" refers to that area of land outlined in schedule 1, and the trees and other vegetation contained in that area.

Heritage site declared

3 The Inaugural Plantation at Green Timbers is hereby designated a Provincial heritage site under Section 4. (1) (a) of the Heritage Conservation Act.

Commencement

4 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

 
SCHEDULE 1
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Explanatory Notes

Set in the centre of Surrey's urban development, the Green Timbers Forest Plantation consists of trees planted from seedlings in the first attempt at reforestation in the history of British Columbia. Green Timbers is also the site of the province's first production tree nursery, which has supplied saplings for distribution throughout the province since 1930 and continues to do so today.

The inaugural plantation ceremony, which took place on March 15th,1930, symbolized the government's commitment to replanting logged-off land. The Act, which recognizes the important provincial heritage of the inaugural plantation by designating it a heritage site, reaffirms the government's continuing commitment to reforestation in the Province of British Columbia.


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