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Tree poachers steal 800-year-old red cedar
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (All day) - Grist

A decade ago, British Columbia had 40 full-time park rangers who monitored 1,000 parks. Today, it only has 10. And they don’t often make it out to faraway parks like the Carmanah-Walbran Provincial Park, which is on the southern end of Vancouver Island.

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Facing the axes
Tuesday, May 22, 2012 (All day) - VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST

 To blame funding cuts for the high-profile poaching of an 800-year-old western red cedar this month is something of a stretch, but the incident nonetheless serves as a metaphor for our governmen

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Forestry staff deputized as rangers
Saturday, May 19, 2012 (All day) - VICTORIA TIMES COLONIST
Decision revealed following illegal cutting of an 800-year-old cedar

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$5,000 reward offered for information leading to convictions of tree poachers
Saturday, May 19, 2012 (All day) - CKNW Radio News

An environmental group is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the convictions of the people responsible for poaching an 800-year-old tree on Vancouver Island.

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$5,000 reward for information on cedar poachers
Saturday, May 19, 2012 (All day) - Vancouver Sun

VANCOUVER ISLAND — A $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone with information on who is responsible for poaching an 800 year-old red cedar on Vancouver Island, the Wilderness Committee and the

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Poachers Steal Ancient Cedar from BC Park: Reward Offered
Saturday, May 19, 2012 (All day) - Environment News Service

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, May 19, 2012 (ENS) - The Wilderness Committee and the British Columbia Government Employees Union are offering a C$5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for poaching an 800 year-old red cedar in a provincial park on Vancouver Island's southwest coast.

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Fights brewing over massive coal-export plans for the Northwest
Saturday, May 19, 2012 (All day) - Seattle Times

With the Northwest poised to become the country's leading coal-export region, fights are emerging on several fronts.

 
On the table are proposals to capitalize on Asia's thirst for cheap energy by building a half-dozen terminals in Washington and Oregon that would export coal from the Rockies.
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It's impossible to police everywhere, minister says
Friday, May 18, 2012 (All day) - Victoria Times Colonist
Group calls for more park rangers after theft of 800-year-old tree
It is impossible to police all parks and protected areas in B.C. to prevent occasional tree thefts because they cover vast areas, Environment Minister Terry Lake said Thursday.
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Poachers hack down 800-year-old tree in Canada
Friday, May 18, 2012 (All day) - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
The tree was just the latest in a series chopped and poached trees
Authorities in Canada are looking for poachers who hacked up an 800-year-old cedar tree in southern Vancouver, striking into it multiple times in a year.
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EcoLogo says it will get tougher on run-of-river projects
Thursday, May 17, 2012 (All day) - VANCOUVER SUN

An organization criticized for being too lenient when handing out its EcoLogo certification to private run-of-river hydro projects in B.C. said Friday it is in the process of adopting new and more comprehensive standards for the fast-growing industry.

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