https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/up-in-smoke-b-c-backtracks-on-promise-to-deter-logging-industry-from-burning-wood-waste/ Sat, 23 May 2020 14:00:16 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18949 Nearly three years ago the province promised to rein in the air pollution and unwanted emissions from slash-pile burning by introducing a carbon tax that has yet to materialize — to the great frustration of rural communities and a small mill operator who says valuable wood fibre is needlessly going up in smoke Ben Parfitt In-Depth climate change forestry logging Slash pile burn B.C.