https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-logging-endangered-caribou-habitat/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 15:56:01 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=64575 The B.C. government has spent millions in efforts to save the imperilled herd, even as it prepares to log its critical habitat Sarah Cox News B.C. BC Timber Sales biodiversity caribou COP15 Endangered Species inland temperate rainforest logging old-growth forest wildlife Photo: Wildsight / Eddie Petryshen Spraypaint marks an old-growth cedar tree that will be measured to determine logging volumes https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-opens-sunshine-coast-forest-logging/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:06:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=19379 Local conservation group asks province to cancel cutblocks containing ancient yellow cedars and unofficial bear sanctuary Judith Lavoie In-Depth BC Timber Sales forestry logging old-growth forest Ancient yellow cedar Dakota Ridge Elphinstone Logging Focus https://thenarwhal.ca/left-behind-staggering-level-of-waste-at-great-bear-rainforest-logging-operations-data-reveals/ Sat, 30 Nov 2019 17:13:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=15479 A controversial timber-pricing system may be to blame as forestry companies log the best and leave the rest Ben Parfitt In-Depth BC Timber Sales forestry great bear rainforest Interfor logging protected areas https://thenarwhal.ca/indicative-of-a-truly-corrupt-system-government-investigation-reveals-bc-timber-sales-violating-old-growth-logging-rules/ Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:59:53 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=14324 Two investigations, released under Freedom of Information laws, show a government agency ignored best practices and available data when auctioning cutblocks in the Nahmint Valley — home to some of Vancouver Island’s last remaining stands of unlogged ancient forest — where clearcutting continues to this day Judith Lavoie News BC Timber Sales forestry logging Nahmint Valley Nahmin Valley old growth clear cut https://thenarwhal.ca/thousands-of-b-c-s-endangered-whitebark-pine-logged-on-private-land/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:10:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13547 An estimated 19,000 cubic metres of the trees have been cut down on privately owned forest lands since being listed under the Species at Risk Act, leading to calls for tougher rules Ben Parfitt In-Depth News BC Timber Sales Corporate Influence Endangered Species forestry logging Species At Risk Act whitebark pine whitebark pine clearcut logging CanWel https://thenarwhal.ca/were-not-against-forestry-peachland-mayor-asks-for-pause-on-logging-in-watershed/ Fri, 26 Jul 2019 01:37:58 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=13039 Okanagan community asks for a ‘time out’ to examine the cumulative impacts of logging on water quality, but the provincial government says there’s no plan to stop Ben Parfitt News BC Timber Sales forestry logging Okanagan Peachland Clearcutting Peachland https://thenarwhal.ca/the-government-agency-at-the-centre-of-b-c-s-old-growth-logging-showdown/ Mon, 15 Jul 2019 16:12:45 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12645 BC Timber Sales has become a lightning rod for controversy, with many expressing dismay over the NDP’s ‘business as usual’ approach to logging Judith Lavoie In-Depth B.C. Timber Sales BC Timber Sales Doughnut Hole forestry logging Nahmint Valley old-growth forest Schmidt Creek Skagit Valley A B.C. Timber Sales old-growth clearcut in Thursday Creek, Upper Tsitika Valley