Logging
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B.C. study links policy changes and logging patterns, shows targeting of old growthClimate change is compounding the historical loss of B.C.'s old-growth forests in areas where the highest-value trees have already targeted first, a new study shows.EnvironmentOct 3
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Environmental groups give B.C. failing grades on old-growth forest protection planB.C. environmental groups say the province is failing to make good on its 2020 promise to protect old-growth trees.EnvironmentSep 9
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New report suggests proposed old-growth deferral areas in B.C. are being loggedAccording to Stand.earth, more than 55,000 hectares of proposed protected land is at "imminent risk" of being logged, is currently being logged or has already been cut.EnvironmentAug 30
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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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