Forestry

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Mar. 16, 2023

A gap in government protection is undermining Indigenous rights and environmental protection.

Mar. 9, 2023

Community-Industry Response Group not welcome on Gitxsan lands, say chiefs

Gitxsan hereditary chiefs issued a notice this week prohibiting the RCMP’s ‘militarized squadron’ called the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) from Gitxsan lands centred in the Hazelton area, effective immediately.

“While we embrace safety measures for our community, the militarized squadron of the RCMP [the C-IRG] funded to the tune of $50M, have been sent to terrorize our people at the barrel of a gun during peaceful protests and blockades,” the notice reads.

Mar. 5, 2023

Feb. 6, 2023

The go-big era crushed local employers. Now Houston’s super-sized sawmill, like others, is closing. Who’s innovating a better path?

Feb. 17, 2023

Advocates applaud a key legislative change, but call for faster action to protect biodiversity.

Feb. 10, 2023

Now that the Blueberry River First Nations have won a historic agreement, they face thousands of wells greenlit by the regulator.

When the Blueberry River First Nations took the provincial government to court in March 2015, arguing that cumulative industrial developments had robbed them of their ability to hunt and fish, oil and gas companies could see trouble lay ahead.

Jan. 19, 2023

Cryptocurrency operations have been taking up residence in forestry towns. Amidst a turbulent market, the province is hitting pause.

When most people think about bitcoin, they likely think of a shiny new tech industry that operates somewhere in “the cloud.”

Jan. 21, 2023

Jan. 18, 2023

The closure of a Prince George pulp mill is yet another warning we’re running out of trees.

". . . I asked ChatGPT what it thought about clearcutting old-growth forests."

Jan. 17, 2023