Registry of Lobbyists

Registration - Consultant

BC LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL / HARRY NEAR, Consultant

Registration Information

Client name: BC LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL
Previous client names
Lobbyist name: HARRY NEAR, Consultant
Initial registration start date: 1996-08-15
Registration status: Inactive
Registration Number: 776319-1298

Version 5 of 6 (2006-07-18 to 2007-03-12)

Version 5 of 6 (2006-07-18 to 2007-03-12) was submitted prior to the Lobbying Act coming into force on July 2, 2008. Due to different information requirements at that time, the registration is presented in the following format.

A. Registrant

Consultant lobbyist name: HARRY NEAR    Lobbyist business address
Consulting firm: EARNSCLIFFE STRATEGY GROUP
300 - 46 ELGIN STREET
OTTAWA, ON  K1P 5K6
Canada
Position: PRINCIPAL
Telephone number: 613-563-4455  
Fax number: 613-236-6173  
 
Former public office holder: Yes
Payment is contingent on the success of the undertaking: No

B. Information about Client

Client: BC LUMBER TRADE COUNCIL
C/O FARRIS, VAUGHAN, WILLS & MURPHY
PO BOX 10026
VANCOUVER, BC  V7Y 1B3
Canada
Telephone number: 604-661-9337
Fax number: 604-661-9349  
 
Client Representative: JOHN/KEITH ALLAN/MITCHELL
 
Parent: The client is not a subsidiary of any other parent companies.
The client is a member of a coalition along with these corporations or organizations: CANADIAN PLYWOOD ASSOCIATION
735 WEST 15TH STREET
NORTH VANCOUVER, BC
Canada V7M 1T2

COAST FOREST AND LUMBER ASSOCIATION
1100-555 BURRARD STREET
VANCOUVER, BC
Canada V7L 4Y2

COUNCIL OF FOREST INDUSTRIES
1200-555 BURRARD ST
PO BOX 276
VANCOUVER, BC
Canada V7X 1S7

INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS LIMITED
3500-1055 DUNSMUIR STREET
VANCOUVER, BC
Canada V7X 1H7

Lakeland Mills Ltd.
P.O. Box 1358
CNR Industrial Site, River Road
Prince George, BC
Canada V2L 4V4

POPE AND TALBOT INC
1500 SW FIRST AVENUE
PORTLAND, OR
United States of America 97201

TOLKO INDUSTRIES INC.
3203 - 30 AVENUE
VERNON, BC
Canada V1T 6M1

West Fraser Mills
501 - 858 Beatly St.
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 1C1

Western Forest Products Inc.
3rd Floor
435 Trunk Road
Duncan, BC
Canada V6B 1C1

Weyhauser Canada Ltd.
5th Floor- 925 W Georgia St.
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6C 3L2

Subsidiary: The client does not have any subsidiaries that could be affected by the outcome of the undertaking.
Individual, organization or corporation: The client's activities are not controlled or directed by another individual, organization or corporation with a direct interest in the outcome of this undertaking.
 
Was the client funded in whole or in part by any domestic or foreign government institution in the last completed financial year? No
 

C. Lobbying Activity Information

Federal departments or organizations which have been or will be communicated with during the course of the undertaking: Finance Canada (FIN), Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAITC), Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Prime Minister's Office (PMO), Privy Council Office (PCO), Transport Canada (TC)
Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:
Informal communications, Meetings, Telephone calls
 
Subject Matter: Areas of Concern: Forestry, Internal Trade, International Trade
 

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Categories Description
Policy or Program Canadian softwood lumber export to the U.S., support and advice relating to the Canadian-U.S. softwood lumber trade dispute.




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