Read in the Coast Reporter A 3.8-hectare section of land on the southeast corner of the Sechelt airport, near the Dakota Forest Service Road, is being prepared for logging. On Dec. 13, boundary markings were placed on the property, which is owned by the District of Sechelt, on behalf of Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter On Nov. 18, the Forest Practice Board dismissed Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF)’s appeal regarding the approval of Sunshine Coast Community Forest’s (SCCF) cutblock HM50 near Trout Lake. ELF filed the action on Oct. 22, claiming that Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District manager Derek Lefler, failed Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter The Sunshine Coast Community Forest (SCCF) decided to start road building and tree falling in HM50 four weeks ago, at the beginning of the rainy season. Was that a sound operational decision? They’ve already had to shut down several times due to rain storms, including Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter Gibsons Council agreed to request the removal of DL 1313, locally known as the Reed Road forest, from BC Timber Sales (BCTS) timber supply, at its Nov. 16 meeting. The letter to Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development minister Katrine Conroy asks that Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter With contracts in place to log HM50 near Trout Lake in Halfmoon Bay, Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) is filing a complaint with B.C.’s Forest Practices Board regarding how the cutblock’s permit was issued. The board investigates issues related to government and industry practices which affect Read more…
Read in the Coast Reporter …The delay in report posting was among a host of concerns for Coast-based environmental group Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF). That group’s spokesperson, Ross Muirhead, said that “until (the watershed and ecosystem assessment) reports are made public and until there is a public forum to discuss Read more…