Logging
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Loggers win injunction against B.C. blockade in the Walbran ValleyA forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island.EnvironmentSep 12, 2025
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B.C. wildlife society opposes clearcut proposal that includes caribou habitat‘There’s 209 caribou in there and they are kind of our last shot in the southern-most caribou herds,’ said Eddie Petryshen of Wildsight.CanadaJul 10, 2024
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‘Monumental cedars’: Old-growth clearcut next to iconic B.C. park raises concernsA conservationist is raising the alarm after finding ancient cedars clearcut just outside an iconic North Vancouver Island provincial park.EnvironmentJun 20, 2024
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Ottawa moves forward on threat to use federal powers to help Quebec caribouQuebec's woodland caribou population has declined as a result of habitat destruction, industrial activity and increased predation. As of 2022, there were an estimated 5,200 left.EnvironmentJun 19, 2024
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B.C. wolf cull program targeting wrong issue, wildlife protection group saysPacific Wild says more than 2,100 wolves have been killed since 2015 and it wants the cull program cancelled immediately.EnvironmentMay 11, 2024
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In B.C.’s forests, a debate over watershed science with lives and billions at stakeIn B.C., a forest-harvest plan is raising hard questions and charged debate about the effects of logging on forest hydrology and flooding.EnvironmentMar 17, 2024
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Environmentalists say federal tracking of forest health replete with ‘spin’Environmental groups say an annual federal report puts a positive "spin" on the logging industry and forest health, through selected statistics and the omission of key information.EnvironmentJan 19, 2024
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New Brunswick government sets record straight on forestry royaltiesThe Wolastoqey First Nation said that they were under the impression that royalty rate savings would mean an extra $50 million for large corperationsEnvironmentMay 3, 2023
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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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Logging rally held in Merritt, B.C. over lack of government permits“They just don’t want to sign the permits. We’ve asked to talk to them and they won't give us a reason why,” said Bryan Halford, Steelworkers Local 1-417’s union chair.PoliticsMar 3, 2023
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