WEST KELOWNA — A Kelowna man has received a provincial award for his work running a 730-hectare woodlot in the Mission Creek watershed.
On Saturday, Ernie Day was given the Minister’s Award for Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management for the south area.
A portion of private land on his woodlot has been in Day’s family since 1897 and supports activities such as horseback riding, hiking, biking, cattle grazing and timber harvesting.
“Ernie’s woodlot is an area that is heavily used by the public,” says Mark Clark, President of the Federation of B.C. Woodlot Associations.
“His commitment to managing his woodlot for timber, recreation and other resource values is exemplary.”
Day is the recipient of the award because of his 30-year commitment to forest stewardship and for his work integrating his lot into the community.
The award comes with a financial prize of $2,500 and was presented to Day at the B.C. Woodlot Association’s annual general meeting in West Kelowna.
“Ernie Day is an example to everyone on how to run a business in an environmentally and socially responsible way,” says Minister of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.
Day was given one of the three Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Woodlot Management handed out on Saturday.
The other two awards went to two brothers from Powell River. Ron and Doug Fuller were given $5,000 along with awards for the coast area and for the province overall.
There are more than 860 active woodlots in the province, generating $200 million of economic activity for B.C. every year, according to the ministry.
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