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Travelers along Scenic Highway 61 gape at a 10-foot Tyrannosaurus rex and other prehistoric creatures made of steel. Retired pipefitter David Estrada designs and builds them entirely by hand.
According to the BC Forest Practices Board report, “gaps” in BC Timber Sales’ planning “occurred over a long period of time and are creating real risks to ecosystems.” It also found that although BC Timber Sales knew about those gaps, it didn’t adequately address them. The investigation was triggered by a complaint filed by the Ancient Forest Alliance in 2018 after its campaigners and members visited BC Timber Sales cutblocks in the Nahmint along with the Port Alberni Watershed Alliance. “We witnessed just horrendous logging of some of the finest remaining old growth on Vancouv...