Funding is intended to give First Nations a means of pursuing revenue sources outside of forestry
Biodegradable material could replace Styrofoam, which currently fills up to 30 per cent of landfills
Penalty increased to $131,000 to act as deterrent, prevent profit from proceeds of a crime
But only timber companies may nominate trees for a new provincial list of protected trees
Council will include voices of forestry workers
Federal figures suggest emissions from harvesting almost balanced by carbon absorption from regrowth
2014 suit claimed B.C. was negligent in ensuring couple’s property would not be damaged by logging
Groups calling for an end to all logging in the old-growth ecosystems
Paper demonstrates how the logging industry targeted most profitable forests first
Mark Tamas of Tolko Industries honoured by Forest Products Association of Canada
Lumber producer says it is taking a two-week curtailment at a majority of its mills
Province promised to follow through on 14 recommendations 2 years ago
Ministry of Forests announced $474,600 to the Silver Star Property Owners Association
Save Old Growth supporter launches downtown Victoria protest to end all old-growth logging
Environmental group back in action after 1 month pause
Some younger forest is protected as old growth, while much actual old growth is not protected
About 30 per cent of the timber used in the U.S. comes from Canada
Company says it has not received a proposal and there are no ongoing discussions
Lheidli T’enneh First Nation license will see greater forest stewardship benefits and harvesting rights
Some of the trees are over 1,000 years old and one is 2,100 years old