Environment

Environment

Despite promised reforms, Fairy Creek is far from over

By Zoë Ducklow
November 25, 2021

Deferrals and changes to logging legislation is coming. But the activists aren’t leaving

Environment

How can you find out if you live in a Vancouver Island high-risk flood zone?

By Brishti Basu
November 21, 2021

Flood risk expert Jason Thistlethwaite says Vancouver Island’s flood maps are outdated and inaccessible

Environment

Where have the mushrooms gone?

By Zoë Ducklow
November 2, 2021

It's a bad year for certain kinds of popular mushrooms on Vancouver Island. We went mushroom hunting with two local experts to find out what's happening

Environment

Injunction against Fairy Creek protesters expires without extension, due to RCMP conduct

Justice Thompson ruled Tuesday afternoon that the RCMP's enforcement of the injunction was harming the court's reputation

Environment

Covid? Vancouver Island's foresters have another disease to worry about

By Andrew Findlay
September 20, 2021

A few years ago, Swiss needle cast wasn’t even listed as a pathogen of concern. Now, with help from climate change, it's everywhere.

Environment

Could Fairy Creek change court precedent?

By Zoë Ducklow
September 16, 2021

Lawyers for the blockaders want public interest to be considered in judge's decision over injunction

Environment

Opinion: Trees make a city cool

By Sandra B. Julian
July 24, 2021

Sandra Julian argues that densification and the benefits of trees are incompatible

Environment

BC judge rules media has a right to access the Fairy Creek blockades

By Jimmy Thomson
July 20, 2021

Capital Daily is part of a coalition of media partners that took the RCMP to court to ensure right to access