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As more old-growth trees topple and forest industry jobs plummet, an obscure government subsidy scheme fuels the collapse.

But photos of piles of logs at plants in Smithers, Burns Lake and Houston were released this week along with a report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives questioning whether the region's timber supply is being put to its best use. Report author Ben Parfitt, as well as a handful of environmental groups and a union representing forestry workers, are calling on the provincial government to halt approvals of any new pellet manufacturing facilities pending a review of what the industry is converting into pellets. "We're calling for a thorough independent analysis of how many logs a...

Conservation North has released a map showing the cumulative impact industrial activity has had on the province's forests.