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. A dramatic’ increase in the
incorporation. of new
companies in B.C. in the
past three years, compared
with the previous
years, has been reported by
Tourism and Small Business
Minister Elwood Veitch.

Figures-released last week

crease in the incorporation
of B.C.-owned companies in
1976 to.78 compared with
1973 to 1975. a

Registration of
companies in B.C.

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FOREST MINISTER Tom Waterland (second from right) presents $1.5 million ‘cheque to officials. of FORINTEK in
(Forest Industry Technology), the recently formed, non-profit company which has assumed responsibility for two
forest products research laboratories in Vancouver and Ottawa formerly operated by the federal government.
Accepting the provincial government's interim funding were:(left to right): FORINTEK president Peter B. Mac-

larger increase — 52.3 per
Farlane, interim board ch Robert G. Rogers, and vice-president and. research director of the Western Forest

‘in number of B.C. firms.

three.

show a 38.6 per cent in-

corporated outside of the.
province showed an even.

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“This dramatically ‘in-
creased’ business activity in
our province is a_ clear
reflection of the confidence.
the business community has ~

‘in the policies of the present

government,” said Veitch.
“This is borne out by the fact
that the number of: firms
registering with: B.C: ‘has
increased from 1,657 (1973
to. 1975) to 2, A477 ne 976 to
1978)"

, Ministry figures, show. that
“fiom 1973 to 75 there: were.
- 29;435. B.C.’ companies.
incorporated in the province
compared to” 40,779 from.
-: 1976. to 78. This increase’ is:
miade up of 15.2 per cent’
increase in1978 over 1977;
or 15,215 BC. firms in-”

Two LABRATORIES

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‘B. C. Forests Minister Tom
Waterland last week
presented a $1.5 million
cheque to. FORINTEK
Canada Corporation, a
newly formed non-profit
company that will assume
responsibility for two federal
government forest products
research laboratories. |

Waterland| presented the
cheque to, FORINTEK
interim board chairman
Robert G. Rogers,
FORINTEK president Peter
B. MacFarlane, and Dr.
Robert Kennedy,
FORINTEK vice president
and research director of the

Western Forest Products
Laboratory.
FORINTEK (Forest In-

dustry Technology) will use

knowledge

Duties will

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maintenance work. Applicants must be
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Products Laboratory, Dr. Robert Kennedy.

the $1.5 million provincial
government grant as interim
funding, giving it time to

determine future financial

contributions from the
private sector, the provincial
governments, and _ the
federal government.

“Through the establish-
ment of FORINTEK and our
interim (financing, British
Columbia recognizes theneed
for increased and ongoing
forest products research,”
Waterland said.

The two laboratories, in
Vancouver and Ottawa, will
continue to employ about
260 professional and support
staff who conduct research
in 11 scientific and technical
disciplines related to forest
products.

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Vancouver, B.C.

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research and assist
advise the
provincial and _ federal
agencies and consumers on

and

‘research and development

matters, including codes and
standards.

The federal government
announced last December
that it would turn over the

forest products research
facilities to the private
sector. FORINTEK

location.

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The labs carry out applied

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headquarters for the Eastern

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Products laboratories will be
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The new board of
directors includes
representatives from in-
dustry and government

across Canada. FORINTEK
assumes legal control of the
two labs on April 1. They
were formerly under the
jurisdiction, of the federal
Ministry ||.of
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