Former B.C. forests minister cleared of conflict in tree farm decisions

Former B.C. forests minister cleared of conflict in tree farm decisions
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VICTORIA — British Columbia’s former forests minister has been cleared of any conflict of interest in land use decisions he made while his older brother held managerial positions in the forest industry.
“There’s no question, it’s a vindication. It’s absolutely a vindication,” Rich Coleman, who is [...]

Coleman cleared in forest-lands decision

Commissioner finds former B.C. forests minister was not in conflict
Lindsay Kines, Times Colonist
Former forests minister Rich Coleman was not in a conflict of interest when he allowed Western Forest Products to remove private land from tree farm licences on Vancouver Island, B.C.’s conflict of interest commissioner said yesterday.
Paul Fraser said no well-informed person would reasonably [...]

Spencer Road blasting riles neighbours:Area near interchange construction site shaken, showered with pieces of rock

Bill Cleverley, Times Colonist
Blasting has been voluntarily suspended at the Spencer Road/Trans-Canada interchange while WorkSafeBC officials investigate a blast near Savory Road late last week that shook the area and showered a neighbouring road and properties with shards of rocks.
No one was hurt, and there was no property damage in the blast set off by [...]