http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/accra The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2006/07/01/out-africa <img src="http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/files/articles/Outofafrica_Jul06_125x125.jpg" alt="Outofafrica_Jul06_125x125.jpg" title="Outofafrica_Jul06_125x125.jpg" width="125" height="125" /><br /> <p>By William Mbaho </p> <br /> Former PM Joe Clark’s B.C. company has just inked a deal to harvest hardwood trees from the bottom of the world’s largest man-made lake in Ghana. What’s a ¬former prairie boy doing in West Africa? Turns out, ¬wooing the Ghanaians with the promise of cutting-edge technology, improved safety across Lake Volta and plenty of jobs. Critics, however, say Clark’s plan leaves the ¬country’s poverty-stricken residents holding the short end of the stick <br /><br /> <p><a href="http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2006/07/01/out-africa">read more</a></p> http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca/bcb/top-stories/2006/07/01/out-africa#comments Top Stories Accra Clark Sustainable Resource Developments Ghana hardwood tree harvesting Joe Clark Out of Africa top 100 West Africa Sat, 01 Jul 2006 19:30:57 -0700 <p>By William Mbaho </p> 292 at http://www.bcbusinessonline.ca