Comment: Stronger forest protection policy needed on the Gulf Islands

By Shauna Doll and Chris Genovali, Times Colonist
2020 11 21

“One of the shortcomings of the old growth strategy review was the failure to capture any of the coastal Douglas fir zone in the interim protection measures. As such, B.C.’s least protected forest zone will continue to be subject to unsustainable, under-regulated logging and tree cutting, with its subsequent conversion to housing and commercial development.”