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June 25, 2021 | The Methuselah Myth and the Future of B.C. Forestry Stewart Muir Stewart Muir is founder and executive director of the Resource Works Society, a Vancouver-based group open to participation by British Columbians from all walks of life who are concerned about their future economic opportunities. He is an author, journalist and historian with experience on three continents including a financial editor of The Vancouver Sun responsible for mining and markets coverage. Since Resource Works was established in 2014, the group has gained international recognition for its practical app...

Government’s response to Forest Practices Board report is inadequate, says former ministry staffer. But the board is satisfied.

The future of the province’s forest industry includes more access to timber for a broader group of companies and communities, increased emphasis on the value-added sector, further protection of . . .

Posted: May 6, 2021 Wildsight calls for immediate protection of old growth One year has passed since the release of A New Future for Old Forests, a thorough provincial old growth report, yet little has been done to stop old growth logging. Premier John Horgan and the BC NDP promised to fully implement the report’s recommendations. But instead of an immediate deferral of critically threatened old growth, our globally unique ancient forests continue to be loaded onto logging trucks, stated Wildsight in a recent media release. The report authored by Gary Merkel and Al Gorley presents a pathwa...

Companies are rushing to get permits before protection comes for critical areas, advocates say. Amanda Follett Hosgood is The Tyee’s northern B.C. reporter. She lives in Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett. SHARES In the year since the government received a report recommending increased old-growth protection, approvals jumped 43 per cent. Photo by TJ Watt, Ancient Forest Alliance. New mapping released today by the Wilderness Committee indicates the province approved significantly more old-growth logging over the past 12 months than it...