Ymir logging decisions should be local

Letter by Richard White
Nelson Star
October 19, 2017
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

I read with concern Will Johnson’s latest coverage on Ymir’s struggle to protect their fragile water supply. What’s unclear is why ILMA and BCTS “need” to log in our watersheds. Is it because all of the low hanging fruit lie in our watersheds? Is it because there is easy access in watersheds, access and infrastructure communities have built to protect their water? Why are BCTS and ILMA getting a pass on tax payer improvements? We are not, as Mr. Kalesnikoff suggests, “all on the same page.” Nor are Mr. Laroche and Ms. Mungall’s reassurances that the process will sort this out soothing. ILMA, BCTS and FLNRO are more than capable of hijacking that process. Examine the record.

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