Old Growth

• B.C. extends protections for Fairy Creek watershed

  B.C. has approved a legal order to extend temporary protections to the Fairy Creek watershed even as it acknowledges RCMP are investigating reports of tree spiking.

  Environment

  Jan 29
  
• ‘Monumental cedars’: Old-growth clearcut next to iconic B.C. park raises concerns

  A conservationist is raising the alarm after finding ancient cedars clearcut just outside an iconic North Vancouver Island provincial park.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2024
  
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• Get a bird’s-eye view from one of Vancouver Island’s tallest trees

  A group of conservationists recently had the opportunity to scale a massive 71-metre (223 foot) tall Sitka Spruce discovered in the Carmanah Valley.

  Environment

  May 9, 2024
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• Leaked map suggests B.C. has approved less than half of proposed old-growth deferrals

  A report says a leaked map suggests the province has approved a pause for logging in less than half of the old-growth forests identified as being at risk of permanent loss.

  Environment

  Mar 8, 2024
• 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.

  Environment

  Jan 19, 2024
• Draft policy could be a game-changer for B.C. old-growth protection, conservationist says

  A leading B.C. conservationist says a draft policy on ecosystem health could shift the way the province manages forests away from viewing the economic value of trees first.

  Environment

  Nov 23, 2023
• ‘Urgent crossroads’: 3-year anniversary of B.C. old-growth commitments, groups calling out province

  According to a number of organizations, none of the 14 recommendations have been fulfilled, while old-growth trees continue to be logged.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2023
• 3 arrested as B.C. RCMP resume enforcement against Fairy Creek old-growth logging blockade

  RCMP said Teal Cedar Products had reported "numerous violations of persons obstructing, impeding and interfering with" work the Fairy Creek watershed.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2023
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• B.C. extends order to stop old-growth logging in Fairy Creek watershed

  Between 2020 and last year, Fairy Creek was the site of what's considered the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, with more than 1,000 protesters arrested.

  Environment

  Jun 2, 2023
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• RCMP watchdog investigates how B.C. police unit handles resource project protests

  The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission, says it will look into the activities and operations of the RCMP ``E'' Division Community-Industry Response Group.

  Crime

  Mar 9, 2023