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Fran Yanor
Fran Yanor a legislative journalist, and the editor and founder of Northern Beat.

Two First Nations choose own path on old growth

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Written By Fran Yanor
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A year and a half after the New Democrat government recommended logging deferrals in almost 3 million hectares of B.C.’s old growth forests, two northern interior First Nations are still…

New Blueberry River agreement will ‘affect everything’ in land stewardship

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Written By Fran Yanor
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“There’s no longer ‘business as usual,’ when it comes to doing [projects] within our territory.” Judy Desjarlais A new ground-breaking agreement between the B.C. government and Blueberry River First Nations…

Forestry in BC: time to pause and make a plan

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Written By Fran Yanor
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Nine months ago, Eric Arnold reached his limit with a 150-kilometre roundtrip daily commute from his home in Prince George to his job in Bear Lake.  “I was sick and…