A local councillor is paying tribute to a victim of the Ethiopian Airlines crash who he said had an influence on Squamish's forestry sector.
Peter deMarsh, of New Brunswick, died in the Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia on March 10, along with the 156 others aboard the plane.
Coun. Eric Andersen said that he knew deMarsh, who was a lifelong advocate of the Canadian forest sector and woodlot owners.
"This guy's achieved so much in organizing people from the grassroots through goodwill," he said.
Andersen said that deMarsh's advocacy for small-time woodlot owners in New Brunswick served as a blueprint for many communities across Canada, including Squamish.
"It has been an inspiration well beyond Eastern Canada," said Andersen.
When the Sea to Sky Woodlot Association was created in the early 1990s, Andersen was introduced to deMarsh.
"Certainly his inspiration has been reflected here," Andersen said. "The Sea to Sky Woodlot Association still exists today."
