Quebec puts a stop to logging plans along Péribonka River
CBC
The Quebec government has cancelled a controversial plan to log forests along the Péribonka River, north of Lac Saint-Jean.
But that doesn't mean the entire forest, much of it old-growth, will be untouched in the future. The province's forest ministry will talk with local stakeholders to decide which portion of the territory should be preserved.
"Today's announcement gives us the opportunity to take stock of the use of our forest in this magnificent region," said the minister of forests, wildlife and parks, Pierre Dufour, in a statement Tuesday.
The Péribonka River cuts through a valley in Quebec that is home to old yellow birch, woodland caribou and bald eagles.
It has been heavily logged for years, but over the last decade, activists and politicians have been trying to get the Quebec government to protect an 80-kilometre stretch of forest along the river.
Environment Minister Benoit Charette said on Tuesday that some of the territory will be protected, but it won't be put under a glass cloche.
Charette said the aim is ensure the region benefits from having such a forest and "that all of Quebec can benefit as well, because it is a remarkable sector."
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