Lower Similkameen Indian Band _ BAND PROFILE

August 19, 2008

Letter to Editor

The Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) is looking to a promising future, with new several business development initiatives that reflect a passionate commitment to the environment.

The Band recently signed a wind power agreement with Triterra Energy Inc. to evaluate the wind potential on higher elevation terrain.

Based on preliminary data taken from lower elevations, combined with technical reports from higher elevations, there is tremendous potential for wind power on Band lands, says economic development advisor Paul Birzins.

Consideration is also being given to viniculture, with discussions underway for a joint venture agreement that could see some LSIB lands used as vineyards.

The Band’s future development activities will be financed by its current economic mainstay—the forestry industry, says forestry manager Corby Lamb, an advisor to the board of the Lower Similkameen Development Corporation and president of Capacity Forest Management.

“Forestry has generated about $8 million in gross sales over the last two years and it’s certainly LCIB’s main source of revenue,” he says. “And despite the industry’s current challenges, forestry will continue to provide the cash to make new economic development happen.”

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