News Items tag as: BC Forest Appeals Commission

Without explanation province wipes CN Rail's $2.7M fine for starting BC wildfire
May 12, 2025 - 6:00 AM

Without explanation, the province has wiped a $2.7-million fine it issued to CN Rail for starting a wildfire outside of Lillooet in 2018.
Interfor fined $280,000 for logging in old growth forest in Kootenays
March 05, 2025 - 7:00 PM

A BC logging company will have to pay $280,000 fine for cutting down old-growth forests in the Kootenays.
Investigation into illegal firewood nets Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc $12K fine
May 27, 2024 - 7:00 AM

The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc forestry company has lost the majority of an appeal after it was fined $12,000 over a load of unmarked timber discovered during an investigation into an illegal firewood operation.
B.C. man fined $2.3M for starting huge wildfire
December 24, 2022 - 4:30 PM

A B.C. man is on the hook for $2.3-million for causing a wildfire that destroyed 345 hectares on East Redonda Island, north of Powell River.
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

IKEA opening a 'plan and order site' in Kelowna
IKEA is going to have a location in Kelowna where customers can order furniture and plan out their living spaces. It isn’t going to be a full-blown maze of furniture displays with a plate of meatballs at the end, but people can make a

Without explanation province wipes CN Rail's $2.7M fine for starting BC wildfire