https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-forestry-first-nations-tenures/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146935 Nations across B.C. are buying into forestry tenures once controlled by multinational companies. But with old-growth trees dwindling and mills shutting down, the stakes are high Zoë Yunker On the ground B.C. forestry Indigenous Rights logging Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal A close-up of a tree's trunk with a First Nations carving in it https://thenarwhal.ca/manitoba-wildfire-strategy/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:16:36 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=146702 An analysis of wildfire data in Manitoba shows logged areas saw more damage this year than any other year in recorded fire history Julia-Simone Rutgers In-Depth forestry logging Manitoba Wildfire Winnipeg Photo: Mikaela MacKenzie / Winnipeg Free Press The charred remains of a forest after a 2025 wildfire near Lac du Bonnet in Manitoba. https://thenarwhal.ca/walbran-valley-blockade-injuction/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:58:10 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=144698 A B.C. justice has granted an injunction against a group of people blocking a logging road on southern Vancouver Island. The decision paves the way for the RCMP to move in Shannon Waters and Mike Graeme News On the ground B.C. Fairy Creek forestry logging old-growth forest A sculpture of a cougar made from wood reclaimed from past cut blocks stands in the middle of a logging road in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. https://thenarwhal.ca/drought-data-centres-wildfires-canada/ Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=142947 A rush of water-hungry AI data centres is just one reason to rethink industrial water use, as drought becomes a real, year-round problem across Canada Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood Explainer News AI Alberta B.C. drought logging Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan Wildfire Photo: Jesse Winter / The Narwhal Under an orange, smoky sunset just outside of Kamloops B.C., the Thompson River is low, slow and glassy - completely still and smooth while experiencing historically low water levels. https://thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-the-headwaters-documentary/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:47:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139344 We’re thrilled to present a new documentary that follows a scientist on a mission to prove industrial forestry is implicated in a cycle of flooding, landslides and drought Jacqueline Ronson News Video B.C. drought flooding forestry logging A vast, sprawling clearcut on a hillside, lightly covered in snow https://thenarwhal.ca/kootenay-logging-watershed-risk/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=131432 As companies seek to access private and Crown forest lands above Wynndel, B.C., some fear cascading impacts on the land and water Steph Kwetásel’wet Wood and Louis Bockner In-Depth News B.C. climate change Climate Change News forestry logging In Wynndel, B.C., two rows of log piles line each side of the frame, extending into the distance. Above them, a large clearcut extends up a hill, brown with a thin layer of snow. Some trees are visible along the time of the hill where the clearcut ends. https://thenarwhal.ca/private-forests-bc-logging-explainer/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=131345 B.C.’s private forests aren’t subject to the same logging regulations as those on public land — putting old growth, wildlife habitat and significant ecosystems at risk Julie Gordon Explainer B.C. forestry Indigenous Rights logging Photo: TJ Watt / Ancient Forest Alliance https://thenarwhal.ca/bob-the-elk-youbou-bc/ Sat, 30 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=103419 When a Vancouver Island elk was killed by a car, the story unravelled before local journalist Emma Gilchrist like a true-crime mystery, nature edition. Why was Bob living here in the first place and how many more elk will die on our roads before something changes? Emma Gilchrist In-Depth B.C. biodiversity Endangered Species forestry logging solutions Photo: Julie Martin https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-renewable-wind-energy-buffer-zones/ Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:38:34 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=103110 The Alberta government has moved to ban new wind developments in large swaths of the province, citing their ‘visual impact’ on the landscape. The Narwhal looks at some of the other industries and activities that can continue Drew Anderson Explainer Alberta Alberta coal mining forestry fracking logging oil and gas ranching renewable energy Photo: Leah Hennel / The Narwhal Wind turbines in southern Alberta visible in a landscape with a river, forests and mountains https://thenarwhal.ca/kananaskis-clearcut-logging-pause/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 19:37:54 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=100597 West Fraser Timber, which now holds the lease for the area, is sitting down with community groups to hear concerns over logging in the Highwood Pass in Kananaskis Drew Anderson News Alberta forestry logging Photo: Gavin John / The Narwhal A road runs through a mountain valley in Kananaskis, Alberta, with treed slopes on either side and a cloud-shrouded mountain the background. https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-old-growth-conservation-targets/ Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=98161 The province counted most old-growth management areas towards its 30-by-30 conservation targets. A new report says a lot of that land isn’t actually protecting old-growth forests Ainslie Cruickshank News B.C. biodiversity forestry logging old-growth forest protected areas wildlife Photo: Taylor Roades / The Narwhal A new road being carved through the forest