16-06-2026 23:45 via abbynews.com

‘Extremely concerning’: B.C. environmentalists outraged by minister’s caribou comments

B.C. environmental organizations have expressed outrage over comments made by the minister of forests about caribou and old-growth during an interview in Revelstoke last Tuesday.
Minister Ravi Parmar visited the community on June 9 to tour sites such as the Downie Timber saw mill, BC Hydro’s Revelstoke Dam and BC Housing’s Downie Street Redevelopment project.
Fitting in a chat in the rain with Black Press Media, Parmar spoke about local mills, lumber market diversification, old-growt
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