government has announced plans to update its forestry policy to redistribute forest tenures to Indigenous Nations and small operators. Currently, five large companies hold roughly half of the forest tenures in the province. "The critical recommendation that's in play at Fairy Creek is consulting with the title holders," said Horgan. A blockade in the Fairy Creek watershed on Vancouver Island on Sunday May 30, 2021. Starting in July 2019, more than 3,000 Vancouver Island forestry workers spent seven months on strike before reaching a tentative agreement with Western Forest Products.

Source: CBC News June 01, 2021 20:42 UTC