logging
Why an Enderby logging firm won’t have to pay $150K for a fire it started
A North Okanagan timber company won't have to pay B.C. Wildfire Service $156,000 to cover…
Popular North Okanagan hiking spot vandalized, again
A popular North Okanagan hiking trail has once again been a victim of vandalism. And…
Logging ban recommended due to safety concerns for those impacted by Shuswap wildfire
The Two Mile Road wildfire last summer left the Sicamous and Wiseman Creek watersheds at…
Tolko could have ‘done more’ to prevent landslides in Lumby, Cherryville area: watchdog
The B.C. forestry watchdog has found Tolko Forest Industries could have "done more" in its…
iN PHOTOS: Logging ‘magical’ Joe Rich forest may be best chance to protect it
The war in the woods has raged for decades in B.C. but is taking a…
Province pauses controversial Rose Swanson logging plan in North Okanagan
The provincial government has put a hold on its controversial plan to log areas of…
North Okanagan mayor blasts province over Rose Swanson logging
The mayor of the Township of Spallumcheen is calling out the province for its lack…
Kelowna to get $100,000 from province to help Tolko workers
Kelowna is getting $100,000 from the province to help deliver supports to Tolko workers and…
Tolko logging could have ‘catastrophic’ impact on rural Vernon drinking water: report
NORTH OKANAGAN – A plan by Tolko Industries to log an area of land close…
Fire prevention program logs 75% of forested area above Peachland
PEACHLAND – A forested area above Peachland was recently thinned by around 75 per cent…
North Okanagan logging company fined after three employees struck by tree
LUMBY – A logging company was slapped with a fine after three workers were struck…
Investigation continues into death of worker at Lumby business
LUMBY – Authorities continue to investigate how and why a man was killed while working…
Logging permit near Chase raises territory and economic issues for First Nation
CHASE – A local First Nation is calling out the provincial government for approving a…
Slide report reinforces concerns around logging activities in Cherryville
CHERRYVILLE – Improper drainage structures directly contributed to a landslide in a North Okanagan community,…
Area director worried about lack of consultation for cutblock near Vernon
VERNON - A local politician has concerns about a proposed cutblock near Vernon — primarily that he wasn’t even notified about it. Electoral area C director Mike Macnabb says he wasn’t consulted about four proposed cutblocks covering a total of 261 acres on Vernon Mountain, even though the land is in area C. Macnabb has...