Roadside, one of the last remaining Forest Defender camps at Fairy Creek, officially closed down yesterday. In the end, it was severe weather rather than police actions that brought this about.
An unknown number of Indigenous folks remain at a nearby watch camp.
Continue reading Fairy Creek: Roadside camp closes down; Elder Bill Jones given environmental awardCKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca
A recent cut within the boundaries of the Cortes Community Forest invited on-island builders to make local wood a central part of their projects.
Continue reading Cortes Community Forest wants you to use local woodqathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
“We are working closely with the Hegus John Hackett and the Tla’amin Executive Council to ensure the steps we take in building this new relationship are thoughtful and measured.”
That’s what Catalyst Paper Excellence stated in a media release on September 24, 2021, when the company announced the re-naming of the local mill to Catalyst tiskwat.
Less than three months later, on December 1, Catalyst made another announcement: the indefinite curtailment of this mill.
Continue reading Unfinished business between First Nations and Catalyst Paper ExcellenceBy Timothy Schafer, The Nelson Daily, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The remains of old growth forests in the region are protected, for now.
With the province announcing its intention recently to work in partnership with First Nations to defer harvest of ancient, rare and priority large stands of old growth — within 2.6 million hectares of B.C.’s most at-risk old-growth forests — the central Kootenay desire to save its old-growth forests could be realized.
In August the Regional District of Central Kootenay passed a resolution requesting the remaining old-growth forests and significant old trees in the central Kootenay region be preserved.
Continue reading Regional District of Central Kootenay moves to protect old-growth forestsWorried about staying warm this winter? What will it take for Cortes to have sustainable fire wood for all? Corry Dow discussed all things firewood, the Cortes Community Community Firewood Program and how you can take part in staying warm on CKTZ’s Folk U Radio.
Continue reading All things Firewood on Folk U Radio
