Quebec Earmarks C$8.5 Million for Salvage of Storm-Damaged Timber in Bas-Saint-Laurent Region

Following the presentation of the 2024–25 budget of the Government of Quebec, Minister of Natural Resources and Forests Maïté Blanchette Vézina praised the $8.5 million (CAD) in funding allocated for the recovery of salvage timber in public forests resulting from the strong winds that swept through the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in December 2022.

The area damaged area totals more than 17,000 hectares, which is equivalent to approximately three years of usual harvest for a volume of nearly 3 million cubic meters of wood. The investment of $8.5 million over two years will make it possible to recover wood toppled by strong winds before it deteriorates, Vézina said.