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Five years on, B.C. fails to deliver Old Growth Strategic Review "paradigm shift" | Wilderness Committee

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Wilderness Committee slams the provincial government for inaction on forest promises while unrest continues VICTORIA/UNCEDED lək̓ʷəŋən TERRITORIES — Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the B.C. government's own Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR), which marked a turning point in the province’s relationship with forests in 2020. Sadly, the lack of meaningful action on it since then continues to drive the destruction of irreplaceable ancient forests and deepen public distrust in forest management. None of the OGSR’s 14 key recommendations, aimed at shifting the province away from unsustainable, status quo logging practices, have been fully implemented. Instead of decisive action, the government has delivered a series of confusing and opaque deferrals, initiated additional layers of review and consultation, and returned to the same old narrative that “forests are being managed well.” This shift in tone became especially evident after Ravi Parmar took over as Minister of Forests, and the p

See All News and Events British Columbia B.C. Old-Growth Five years on, B.C. fails to deliver Old Growth Strategic Review "paradigm shift" Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Tobyn Neame | Lucero Gonzalez Wilderness Committee slams the provincial government for inaction on forest promises while unrest continues VICTORIA/UNCEDED lək̓ʷəŋən TERRITORIES — Tomorrow is the fifth anniversary of the B.C. government's own Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR), which marked a turning point in the province’s relationship with forests in 2020. Sadly, the lack of meaningful action on it since then continues to drive t

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