~BW Uzelman
Many municipal governments are forced to issue boil water warnings year after year. In addition, their communities suffer repeated flood events. This is widely known. What is not so well known is why. The BC government, in short, has chosen to protect almost none of the province’s numerous watersheds.
“Professional Reliance” is the purported policy of Forestry BC to rely on professionals to manage forests “soundly and sustainably”.
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