Vancouver Island

Tree poaching from public forests increasing in B.C. as lumber hits record prices

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Dead trees and refuse are shown along the Bugaboo, a logging road in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew, B.C., on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. A number of blockades are set up in the area to prevent the logging of old-growth forests. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jen Osborne