CANADA RESURGENCE

PROPERTY LOCATION & ACQUISITION DATE

PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE 2022 SEASON

Canada Resurgence Developments Terrace, BC

CONTACTS

GENERAL INQUIRIES, CONTRACTING, EMPLOYMENT & ENVIRONMENT

Bernie Banovic Operations Manager

250 641 1042 bernie.fortec@gmail.com

LEADERSHIP

Qiusheng Zhang Manager

604 505 7886 qiusheng.crd@gmail.com

Forest License A16884 is located at Bell 2 south of the Bowser Lake. It was acquired in 2007.

Canada Resurgence Developments (CRD) harvested roughly 50,000 m3 of logs in 2022, in a total of 14 cut blocks.

Where does the majority of your financing come from year to year? What’s the breakdown of who owns your company?

Financing comes directly from the revenues generated from the previous year.

The forest operations have smaller budgets than what mineral exploration would usually have. CRD is 100% owned by Shangdong Coal Company.

Tentative plans and hopes for the 2023 season?

We will continue to harvest at low levels within the Tahltan Territory. Markets look very poor in 2023, therefore, harvest levels will remain low, just enough to keep people employed.

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TCG & TAHLTAN NATION

During the 2022 season, what involvement did TCG personnel and departments have with your company? If they were not involved, why not?

COMPANY OVERVIEW & UPDATE

Any successes or challenges you’d like to share?

2022 was a good year for lumber prices that then translated in a good year for log price sales.

The Province of British Columbia announced the old growth deferral areas, of which the Tahltan have indicated they are not supporting.

Number of employees working on your project(s)?

We have one employee and two contractors who employ another 40 people.

The Tahltan Central Government (TCG) and CRD regularly communicate with regards to referrals to review harvesting operations and individual blocks.

The TCG were very helpful and flexible with communicating their intentions after the Government of BC announced the deferral of the old growth areas.

In 2022, how many Tahltans did you employ?

I do not believe any Tahltans were employed in 2022 by CRD contractors. The forestry sector has not attracted many Tahltan people due to the abundant mineral and exploration jobs available.

What employment opportunities, now and in the future, are available to Tahltan members?

CRD contractors are always looking for good equipment operators for harvesting and road building.

Why should Tahltan members want to work for you?

The CRD contractors are good employers with long histories in BC, and multiple generations of family ownership. In the forestry industry these contractors would be considered very stable and good employees that provide good benefits to their employees.

Do you have any outside contractors working for you? If so, who are they? Who were the primary contractors you utilized? Do they offer employment opportunities to Tahltan members?

The contractors are Meraki Group and West Point Rail and Timber. These groups always have opportunities for equipment operators. My company, Fortec Consulting, is always looking for good employees to assist with engineering and assessments.

Anything else you would like to share with the Tahltan Nation?

I always very much appreciate working with the Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Assessment Team (THREAT) team and the TCG. I have known Norm Maclean for almost 20 years now and enjoy speaking with him.