class assignment

Forestry

i.                     Forestry today has been on the decline because of the lacking of trees. In 2008, roughly 80,000 jobs relied upon the forestry industry.

ii.                   People have been thinking of ways to make the harvested wood more valuable so the industry can sustain itself. This has caused people to be laid off when it’s running slow, but later being re-hired when it picks up.

Fishing

i.                     The fishing industry has been a staple of British Columbia’s economy for hundreds of years. It has been declining in the past few decades due to the lacking of fish. This lead to fish farms. In 1990 just salmon brought in 55% of the entire catch. In 2005 that has gone down to 10%.

ii.                   To deal with the lack of fish people have created large estuaries that breed fish in a controlled environment.

Agriculture

i.                     Agriculture doesn’t play a huge role in British Columbia’s economy. Though the Hudson’s Bay Company has encouraged farming on Vancouver Island, that wouldn’t contribute a lot. The land in British Columbia doesn’t have much land that is available for farming.

ii.                   Due to the lack of good enough land, British Columbia has depended upon imported foods. There still are farms, but it’s mainly for produce and meats.

Mining

i.                     Mining has always been a popular industry in British Columbia. The mining industry depends upon export sales; the demand and value of the material is always changing.

ii.                   In British Columbia, the government has been trying to use mines to the fullest and not waste any materials they find. And with risks of Acid Rock, they try to prevent those things.