A wilderness conservation group is sounding the alarm over a major forestry company’s bid to significantly increase the amount of timber it can cut in southern Alberta each year. West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. is seeking a significant increase to its annual allowable cut in the Crowsnest Forest Management Agreement area, according to a draft of its forest management plan posted on the company’s website. The current cut level, set by the province in 2017, is 157,800 cubic metres a year. West Fraser is proposing to raise that to 208,000 cubic metres annually under a new 10-year plan spanning 2025 to 2035. The plan has yet to be approved by the provincial government. …The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s southern Alberta chapter says the proposed increase comes before comprehensive impact and watershed risk assessments have been completed, and will likely worsen existing environmental pressures in the area.