Endangered trout could be significantly impacted after the federal government approved rebuilding a controversial bridge for a logging project in Kananaskis Country, according to a study from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS). Fisheries and Oceans Canada approved West Fraser Timber rebuilding a bridge over the Highwood River and 14 temporary river crossings in the Loomis Creek area of the Upper Highwood. The approval comes after a study from CPAWS indicated it was critical habitat for bull trout, which are listed under the federal government’s Species At Risk Act. …The logging plans for the Upper Highwood area would have West Fraser Timber — formerly operated by Spray Lake Sawmills — harvest about 1,000 hectares of forest. Joyce Wagenaar, director of communications for West Fraser, said in a statement that the plan remains to start logging as early as this fall, with the area beyond Loomis Creek tentatively planned for 2026.