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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
41st Parliament
NOVEMBER 28 2019 Statements Adam Olsen
A
Remember
percentage
north
in
the
islands,
yeah
Thank
You
mr.
speaker
over
the
past
two
years,
I've
spoken
a
lot
about
our
relationship
to
trees.
Mostly
I've
talked
about
how
we
are
cutting
them
down,
but
today,
I'd
like
to
focus
on
another
aspect
of
the
industry
in
1965,
the
seed
orchard
on
the
Saanich
Peninsula
and
now
operated
by
Western.
Forest
Products
opened
its
doors.
It's
now
the
oldest
continually
operating
seed
orchard
in
Canada
in
1980,
a
tree
nursery
was
built
and
the
first
crop
of
seedlings
was
produced
in
1981
over
the
years.
A
The
seed
orchard
has
produced
enough
seed
for
over
137
million
seedlings.
Five
primary
species
are
harvested
from
within
the
coastal
forest
ecosystem,
western
red
cedar,
yellow
cedar,
Douglas
fir
hemlock
and
spruce.
The
fruit
of
the
orchard,
such
as
the
one
on
the
Saanich
Peninsula,
are
the
cones
seed
is
extracted
from
the
cones
and
seedlings
are
grown
in
the
nursery.
A
It's
all
a
part
of
the
vital,
a
vital
part
of
the
reforestation
efforts
across
our
province
on
a
recent
tour
of
the
Saanich
forestry
Center
I
immediately
recognized
the
work
that
the
people
who
work
there
strive
for
excellence.
One
such
individual
is
a
constituent
of
mine
by
the
name
of
Kathy
cook.
She
has
worked
at
the
Saanich
forestry
center
for
39
years.
I
was
immediately
taken
by
Kathy's
passion
for
her
job,
in
which
she
is
retiring
from
at
the
end
of
this
year.
A
During
her
time
at
the
center,
she
has
managed
the
seed
orchard
pursuing
the
mission
of
the
orchard
through
eight
different
owners
under
Kathy's
guidance.
The
nursery
has
an
incredible
rate
of
success
in
2018
was
her
third
highest
rate
of
germination
at
ninety
two
point:
eight
percent
over
her
career,
which
included
other
seed
orchards
kathy,
has
overseen
the
development
of
an
incredible
197
point.
Two
million
plantable
seeds
today,
I
raise
my
hands
to
the
work.
Kathy
has
done
over
her
career,
ensuring
that
our
forests
can
be
replanted
speaking
about
relationships.