Don Heppner

I am a retired forest entomologist and professional forester (no longer registered). I am astounded at the satellite images of current logging practices you folks have published - I am astounded that the government has allowed things to become so corrupt. It is beyond me how anyone can actually think that this is sustainable forest management. Forestry in BC needs a complete overhaul.

I am a retired forest entomologist and professional forester (no longer registered). I am astounded at the satellite images of current logging practices you folks have published - I am astounded that the government has allowed things to become so corrupt. It is beyond me how anyone can actually think that this is sustainable forest management. Forestry in BC needs a complete overhaul.

I am a retired forest entomologist and professional forester (no longer registered). I am astounded at the satellite images of current logging practices you folks have published - I am astounded that the government has allowed things to become so corrupt. It is beyond me how anyone can actually think that this is sustainable forest management. Forestry in BC needs a complete overhaul.

I am a retired forest entomologist and professional forester (no longer registered). I am astounded at the satellite images of current logging practices you folks have published - I am astounded that the government has allowed things to become so corrupt. It is beyond me how anyone can actually think that this is sustainable forest management. Forestry in BC needs a complete overhaul.

I am a retired forest entomologist and professional forester (no longer registered). I am astounded at the satellite images of current logging practices you folks have published - I am astounded that the government has allowed things to become so corrupt. It is beyond me how anyone can actually think that this is sustainable forest management. Forestry in BC needs a complete overhaul.

I am a retired forest entomologist and professional forester (no longer registered). I am astounded at the satellite images of current logging practices you folks have published - I am astounded that the government has allowed things to become so corrupt. It is beyond me how anyone can actually think that this is sustainable forest management. Forestry in BC needs a complete overhaul.

Here is another example. See Section 16 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, "The minister must approve a forest stewardship plan or an amendment to a forest stewardship plan if it conforms to Section 5." What this means is that as long as the forest company can check off on a list of logging rules (laid out in Section 5), the minister must approve the logging plan (note that these are actually logging plans not forest stewardship plans - clever wordsmithing to make it sound progressive). The approval has been delegated to the district manager. This takes away government oversight. It is the logging company that determines what stands get cut. No government official is making a judgement call as to whether or not cutting a stand of timber is in the best interests of the public. So there is no mechanism to stop a logging company from going into a drainage such as Fairy Creek, as long as they follow the logging rules. Gordon Campbell and Mike De Jong should be candidates for the BC Forestry Hall of Shame.

Here is another example. See Section 16 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, "The minister must approve a forest stewardship plan or an amendment to a forest stewardship plan if it conforms to Section 5." What this means is that as long as the forest company can check off on a list of logging rules (laid out in Section 5), the minister must approve the logging plan (note that these are actually logging plans not forest stewardship plans - clever wordsmithing to make it sound progressive). The approval has been delegated to the district manager. This takes away government oversight. It is the logging company that determines what stands get cut. No government official is making a judgement call as to whether or not cutting a stand of timber is in the best interests of the public. So there is no mechanism to stop a logging company from going into a drainage such as Fairy Creek, as long as they follow the logging rules. Gordon Campbell and Mike De Jong should be candidates for the BC Forestry Hall of Shame.

Here is another example. See Section 16 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, "The minister must approve a forest stewardship plan or an amendment to a forest stewardship plan if it conforms to Section 5." What this means is that as long as the forest company can check off on a list of logging rules (laid out in Section 5), the minister must approve the logging plan (note that these are actually logging plans not forest stewardship plans - clever wordsmithing to make it sound progressive). The approval has been delegated to the district manager. This takes away government oversight. It is the logging company that determines what stands get cut. No government official is making a judgement call as to whether or not cutting a stand of timber is in the best interests of the public. So there is no mechanism to stop a logging company from going into a drainage such as Fairy Creek, as long as they follow the logging rules. Gordon Campbell and Mike De Jong should be candidates for the BC Forestry Hall of Shame.

Here is another example. See Section 16 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, "The minister must approve a forest stewardship plan or an amendment to a forest stewardship plan if it conforms to Section 5." What this means is that as long as the forest company can check off on a list of logging rules (laid out in Section 5), the minister must approve the logging plan (note that these are actually logging plans not forest stewardship plans - clever wordsmithing to make it sound progressive). The approval has been delegated to the district manager. This takes away government oversight. It is the logging company that determines what stands get cut. No government official is making a judgement call as to whether or not cutting a stand of timber is in the best interests of the public. So there is no mechanism to stop a logging company from going into a drainage such as Fairy Creek, as long as they follow the logging rules. Gordon Campbell and Mike De Jong should be candidates for the BC Forestry Hall of Shame.

Here is another example. See Section 16 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, "The minister must approve a forest stewardship plan or an amendment to a forest stewardship plan if it conforms to Section 5." What this means is that as long as the forest company can check off on a list of logging rules (laid out in Section 5), the minister must approve the logging plan (note that these are actually logging plans not forest stewardship plans - clever wordsmithing to make it sound progressive). The approval has been delegated to the district manager. This takes away government oversight. It is the logging company that determines what stands get cut. No government official is making a judgement call as to whether or not cutting a stand of timber is in the best interests of the public. So there is no mechanism to stop a logging company from going into a drainage such as Fairy Creek, as long as they follow the logging rules. Gordon Campbell and Mike De Jong should be candidates for the BC Forestry Hall of Shame.

Here is another example. See Section 16 of the Forest and Range Practices Act, "The minister must approve a forest stewardship plan or an amendment to a forest stewardship plan if it conforms to Section 5." What this means is that as long as the forest company can check off on a list of logging rules (laid out in Section 5), the minister must approve the logging plan (note that these are actually logging plans not forest stewardship plans - clever wordsmithing to make it sound progressive). The approval has been delegated to the district manager. This takes away government oversight. It is the logging company that determines what stands get cut. No government official is making a judgement call as to whether or not cutting a stand of timber is in the best interests of the public. So there is no mechanism to stop a logging company from going into a drainage such as Fairy Creek, as long as they follow the logging rules. Gordon Campbell and Mike De Jong should be candidates for the BC Forestry Hall of Shame.

Hi Dave, good stuff, glad to see you are still involved!

Hi Dave, good stuff, glad to see you are still involved!

Hi Dave, good stuff, glad to see you are still involved!