Logging
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Old-growth logging opponents to end B.C. highway blockades“Major traffic disruptions will end today,” environmental group Save Old Growth said, adding it would switch tactics to public outreach and events.CanadaJun 29
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17 arrested for blocking logging operation in B.C.’s Interior: RCMPRCMP say the protesters were arrested on Tuesday for violating a court-ordered injunction in the area known as Salisbury Creek, north of Kaslo.CanadaMay 19
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B.C. man ends hunger strike against old-growth logging after 31 daysHoward Breen, 68, ended the strike after experiencing cognitive decline and losing nearly 40 pounds, according to environmental group Save Old Growth.EnvironmentMay 1
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B.C. increasing forestry revenue-sharing with First NationsThe interim measure will lead to an immediate increase of $63 million for First Nations this year.PoliticsApr 27
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2 old-growth logging protesters charged over Vancouver Island highway blockadeSave Old Growth has staged a series of demonstrations blocking roadways in Metro Vancouver and on Vancouver Island this week.EnvironmentApr 23
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B.C. logging company won’t dispute First Nation land claim, lawyer tells courtLawyer Jeff Echols said the B.C. government disputes the First Nation's claim to 230 square kilometres of land on Nootka Island, off Vancouver Island's west coast.PoliticsMar 22
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B.C. Supreme Court to hear lawsuit over First Nation’s land rightsThe lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court in 2017 asserts that the B.C. and federal governments have denied Nuchatlaht rights, in part, by authorizing logging.PoliticsMar 21
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B.C. First Nations make deal with Western Forest Products to defer old-growth loggingThe deal between four First Nations and Western Forest Products Inc. will allow for a two-year deferral of logging for 25 square kilometres of rare and priority old-growth trees.EnvironmentJan 19
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B.C. hears from 161 First Nations on plans for old-growth logging deferralsThe province announced last month that an expert panel had mapped 26,000 square kilometres of old-growth forests at risk of permanent biodiversity loss.PoliticsDec 17, 2021
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‘A gut punch’: Forestry sector pushes back against B.C. plan to defer old-growth loggingB.C. has announced a two-year deferral on old-growth logging in 11 priority areas, but the forestry sector says it will come at the cost of thousands of jobs.EnvironmentNov 3, 2021
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