B.C. forestry company followed rules but could have done more to prevent landslides, says independent watchdog | CBC News

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An investigation has found Tolko Forest Industries not to be responsible for the landslides, but that the company could have done more to mitigate it.

Tolko could have done more to determine potential impact of harvesting activities, says Forest

Practices BoardOne of the landslides around Silver Hills that occurred in May 2020, near Lumby, B.C.

 

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“independent watchdog”, lol. That’s like a fox investigating a crime scene at a henhouse.

So it's a policy failure, then?

How much input into the rules do forest companies have? Obviously it's in their interest to make regulations as lax as possible. Then when something goes wrong the firms can state' 'We followed the rules!'

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