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Petition raising concerns about Vernon, B.C. area cut block receives wave of supportA petition flagging potential issues with the project has over a thousand signatures, and there are signs the outpouring may be causing the province to backtrack on the proposal.EnvironmentApr 26, 2023
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B.C. agrees to pay $300,000 to couple who say logging flooded their propertyThe claimants said a section of forest that borders their property near Smithers was heavily logged, and that parts of the property are now saturated because of flooding.EnvironmentOct 8, 2022
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B.C. government pausing controversial Rose Swanson logging projectThe B.C. government said BC Timber Sales will be pausing the North Okanagan logging project so it can refine its plan.Feb 8, 2021
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B.C. logging plans prompt Okanagan groups to pitch community forest tenure for Carmi recreation areaThe designation wouldn’t block logging in the area, but it would give a local non-profit society control over forest management.CanadaFeb 21, 2019
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Watchdog report sheds light on 2014 slide near EnderbyThe report says the failure of two culverts at an upstream lake caused the debris flood and that the province had received complaints about the culverts before the slide but on two occasions didn’t adequately respond.Nov 1, 2016
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WATCH: Disappointment in Cherryville as logging road goes ahead“We feel we’re being bullied. We are not asking for anything other than a little bit of time and they are refusing that,” says Eugene Foisy.Nov 25, 2014
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