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Elm pruning ban starts April 1 to fight Dutch Elm Disease

byMeridian Source Staff

March 28, 2026

B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.

B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.

B.C. and feds sign lumber understanding with China, as province looks beyond U.S.

January 15, 2026

Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced

Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced

Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced

byThe Canadian Press

December 16, 2025

Ottawa launching softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness

Ottawa launching softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness

Ottawa launching softwood lumber task force aimed at industry competitiveness

December 15, 2025

Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest

December 7, 2025

Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication

Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication

Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication

bySarah Ritchie

December 4, 2025

Why was ‘incredible’ giant cedar cut down, despite B.C.’s big-tree protection law?

December 4, 2025

Eby says no to harvesting old-growth to extend life of B.C. pulp mill

Eby says no to harvesting old-growth to extend life of B.C. pulp mill

Eby says no to harvesting old-growth to extend life of B.C. pulp mill

byThe Canadian Press

December 3, 2025

Drax to shut B.C. wood pellet plant by year’s end, says not ‘commercially viable’

byThe Canadian Press

November 27, 2025

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