He wants the cutting of large old growth trees, which have cultural significance and economic value for First Nations, to stop until the province furthers embraces Indigenous communities. The professional foresters authored the province's Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR) titled A New Future for Old Forests, which was released in September, 2020. (Sasha Chin)The report asked that immediate action be taken to defer logging in areas where significant old growth trees are. 'Political stopgaps'When the province released the OGSR in September it also announced protections for 353,000 hectares of forests with old growth trees in them. Horne, the hillside above the world-famous Cathedral Grove, which she says is being encroached on by old growth logging in the area.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2021 15:00 UTC