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In the weeks leading up to B.C.’s fall election, Premier John Horgan promised to implement all 14 recommendations of the old-growth strategic panel review, saying his government is “committed to implementing the report in its totality.” Horgan has cited the need to consult with First Nations as a factor delaying more action on the recommendations.
When asked where funding for implementing the promised changes are in the budget, Finance Minister Selina Robinson said funding already exists under the existing Ministry of Forests budget.
When pressed about the reduction in funding to the ministry cut 4.4 per cent this year she repeated her response.
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Greens and environmental groups criticize lack of progress, but others defend efforts to make big changes.
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. SHARES Logged old-growth red cedar in Kwagu’ł First Nation territory in northern Vancouver Island.
Photo by TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance.
Six months after releasing a major report on managing and protecting old-growth forests, British Columbia is either at a turning point, a standstill or both, depending who you ask.
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VANCOUVER The cost to cancel a massive B.C. energy development project would be at least $10 billion, provincial officials revealed in an update on the future of Site C. Thus the project will go ahead, Premier John Horgan and Energy Minister Bruce Ralston announced Friday, but with an increased budget and timeline. Horgan and Ralston spoke at a news conference in Victoria about the findings of a status report into the hydroelectric dam project in northeastern B.C. The report was commissioned by the provincial government in the summer, after Crown-owned BC Hydro raised concerns about rising costs and construction delays on the project on the Peace River near Fort St. John.