Sometimes, after a BC Timber Sale is entered into, the unexpected occurs. A bridge might wash out. A wildfire might burn up the standing timber. A nearby mill might shut down. There might be a worldwide economic meltdown that causes a drying up of lumber markets.
Ordinarily, if a BCTS holder does not harvest his sale by the time the licence expires, there will be financial consequences. Government does allow, in appropriate circumstances, relief from those consequences.
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