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Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

  • British Columbia's Forest Appeals Commission found that Interfor violated the Forest and Range Practices Act by logging in proposed old-growth management areas between 2012 and 2016.
  • The commission upheld a fine of $280,000, reduced from a previous fine of $360,000 issued by a district manager in 2022.
  • Logging destroyed about 82 hectares of old-growth forest, causing significant harm to nearby habitat.
  • Interfor's actions were deemed a goal rather than adhering to exceptional circumstances, violating its forest stewardship plan.
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Interfor fine reduced, but B.C. old growth was firm’s ‘goal’: appeals board

Ruling upholds finding company contravened Forests Act between 2012 and 2016 in the Arrow Lakes

·Salmon Arm, Canada
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Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

British Columbia's Forest Appeals Commission has upheld a finding that forestry giant Interfor violated provincial legislation when it harvested cut blocks that overlapped with proposed old-growth management areas meant to be preserved.

·Kelowna, Canada
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Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

British Columbia’s Forest Appeals Commission has upheld a finding that forestry giant Interfor violated provincial legislation when it harvested cut blocks that overlapped with proposed old-growth management areas meant to be preserved.  The commission’s panel found Interfor committed eight contraventions of the Forest and Range Practices Act by logging between 2012 and 2016 in the Arrow Lakes area of southeastern B.C. However, in its decision i…

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The Narwhal: What is a ‘private forest’ in BC? And how much logging is allowed there?

February 18, 2025 By Julie Gordon The Narwhal BC’s private forests aren’t subject to the same logging regulations as those on public land — putting old growth, wildlife habitat and significant ecosystems at risk Original article here. “You have these 300-year-old bigleaf maples, completely draped in hanging sheets of moss and ferns,” Ken Wu, executive director the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance says. “Every single square centimetre is covered wi…

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Old-growth logging was ‘goal’ of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

British Columbia’s Forest Appeals Commission has upheld a finding that forestry giant Interfor violated provincial legislation when it harvested cut blocks that overlapped with proposed old-growth management areas meant to be preserved. The commission’s panel found Interfor committed eight contraventions of the Forest and Range Practices Act by logging between 2012 and 2016 in the Arrow Lakes area of southeastern B.C. However, in its decision is…

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