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