CKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Over the next few months, stakeholders in the forestry sector will embark upon a publicity campaign to change the way British Columbians think about logging.
Continue reading Loggers’ association aims to change how British Columbians think about forestry with campaignCKTZ News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
At their July 14th Meeting, the Strathcona District Board moved that “a letter be sent to the Minister of Forests encouraging the province to become more involved in research and distribution of science-based information.”
As Mayor Martin Davis of Tahsis, who made the motion, explained, “In the last several years there has been a real drop off of participation of Ministry of Forests in providing the research and background that we would hope would be impartial. I think that is a real lack. To depend on the logging companies for our information is really not the best place to be going for this. There should be independent research we can depend on.”
Continue reading Encouraging the province to become more involved in forestry researchThere were two opposing logging protests in Campbell River, last Thursday.
Continue reading Two Opposing Logging Protests in Campbell RiverNow that most of the fish farms in the Discovery Islands have closed down, sea lice numbers may have plummeted as much as 95%.
Continue reading Sea lice numbers plummeted 95% in Discovery Islands, scientist saysThe Strathcona Regional District Board (SRD) decided to not support the DFO decision to remove open net pen aquaculture from the Discovery Islands.
Continue reading SRD will not support DFO decision
