British Columbia-based forestry giant Interfor reaped an estimated $1.8 million in net profit from logging in old-growth areas that were meant to be preserved, a decision by the province’s Forest Appeals Commission says.
The commission issued the decision last week, upholding the finding that Interfor committed eight contraventions of the Forest and Range Practices Act with the logging between 2012 and 2016 in the Arrow Lakes area of southeastern B.C.
The timber had a market value of about $4.4 million, and the estimated economic benefit was more than $1.8 million after subtracting the company’s costs, it said.
Interfor’s forest stewardship plan for the area stipulated that logging should not
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