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SRD protests BC’s ‘reactive’ and ‘emotionally driven’ forestry policies

December 14, 2021 Roy Hales

How our local government works

The Strathcona Regional District Board is writing Premier Horgan, to protest the government’s new ‘reactive,’ and ‘emotionally driven’ forestry policies.

This letter appears to have largely been composed by Campbell River Director Charlie Cornfield, with some additions by SRD Chair Brad Unger.

If the authors had stuck to the idea that local government should be involved in the process, or taken a less confrontational approach, their letter would have received more support.

Instead, the decision to send it carried by a 7 to 6 vote.

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Forests

Loggers’ association aims to change how British Columbians think about forestry with campaign

August 13, 2021 Roy Hales 1 Comment

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.

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Forests

Encouraging the province to become more involved in forestry research

July 28, 2021 Roy Hales

CKTZ 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.”

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