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Ms. Que Banh

The #YaqanNukiy #Wetland Project is Canada’s biggest #Indigenous led wetland #restoration project.

Since beyond living memory, the wetland at Yaqan Nukiy was a sprawling 7,000-hectare resource that nourished the area’s Indigenous People and wildlife from birds and bears to fish, turtles, and elk.

e-know.ca/regions/ktunaxa-nati

East Kootenay News Online Weekly · Band leads 517-hectare wetland restoration  | East Kootenay, Ktunaxa Nation, Yaqan nu?kiy – Lower KootenayBand leads 517-hectare wetland restoration 
#FirstNations#NativeBC#Kootenay
CBC British Columbia

15 fisheries charges laid a decade after breach at Mount Polley dam in B.C. Interior
Fifteen charges under the federal Fisheries Act have been laid against Imperial Metals Corp. more than a decade after a tailings pond collapsed at the Mount Polley mine, spilling more than 20 million cubic metres of waste water into B.C. Interior waterways.
#environment #law #MountPolley #BCInterior #News #Canada #BritishColumbia
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Ms. Que Banh

The #BCNDP #BCgovernment has said no to a proposal to create a #ProtectedArea for an area of #OldGrowth #cedars near #DuncanLake.

"At this time, #BCParks is not considering including this area in the provincial protected areas system," wrote Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship #NathanCullen in a letter to Grant Trower of Howser, B.C., on Sept. 3.

Trower is the founder of the group #WildlifeHabitatsForTomorrow that has been advocating for the protection of a 531-hectare grove and wetland.

He wants #BritishColumbia to declare the #CedarGroves a protected area, which is a category of protection just short of a full-fledged provincial park.

“There are many #trees in this grove that are well over 1,000 years old, and one that is estimated to be 2,100 years old,” said Trower. “They are the largest trees in the whole southern interior #rainforest. It isn’t just old growth. It’s #ancient old growth.”

He told the Nelson Star that Cullen's letter will not deter him.

"The advocacy is ongoing to ensure this special place will remain for our kids and grandchildren, for this grove is unique and easy to experience," he said, adding that the next steps will include media attention, targeted field trips and obtaining #FirstNations #endorsement.

nelsonstar.com/local-news/bc-p

Nelson Star · B.C. Parks rejects protected status for Duncan Lake cedar groveBy Bill Metcalfe
#BCpoli#SaveOldGrowth#StopDeforestation
Ms. Que Banh

In late June, #BritishColumbia & #GovernmentOfCanada announced that they’ve helped non-profit foundations & trusts buy 8 parcels of land from private owners for #OldGrowth #Conservation, largely on and around #VancouverIsland.

However, all but one of the #forests included in this purchase announcement do not contain old-growth #trees, defined by the #BCgovernment as 250-year-old #CoastalForests & 140-year-old forests in parts of the #BCInterior. Instead, 7 of 8 purchased properties contain what’s called “recruitment” old-growth — that is, forests that have been #logged.

Photos taken by members of #environmental organization #AncientForestAlliance #AFA earlier this month show massive old-growth trees being logged by #BCTimberSales, #BCNDP’s own #logging agency, in the Nahmint Valley on Vancouver Island. Some of these trees are more than 500 yrs old, according to the organization.

nationalobserver.com/2024/07/1

Canada's National Observer · BC’s latest ‘old growth’ conservation announcement is mostly not about old growthAll but one of the forests included in this purchase announcement do not contain old-growth trees. Instead, seven of the eight purchased properties contain what’s called “recruitment” old-growth — that is, forests that have been logged.
#BCpoli#deforestation#clearcuts
Auscandoc

Four #BCInterior hospitals temporarily close emergency services citing staff shortages cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col “Four B.C. hospitals have temporarily paused emergency services due to limited staffing this weekend.

the #InteriorHealthAuthority said #NicolaValley, #Lillooet, #CaribooMemorial and #SouthOkanagan hospitals have temporarily paused — or will continue to pause — emergency department services due to limited availability of doctors and nurses.”
#RuralHealth #BCPoli

CBC4 Interior B.C. hospitals put emergency rooms on temporary hold | CBC NewsNicola Valley, Lillooet Cariboo Memorial and South Okanagan hospitals have temporarily paused emergency department service this weekend.
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