floods were most costly weather event in provincial history: insurance bureauĬhipeniuk said that in addition to the physical damage caused by the flooding, it had left him and his wife feeling what some psychologists call 'ecological grief.' $1B class-action claim alleges Oakville property owners at flood risk due to 'over-development'.Timber Sales about the possibility that logging could affect downstream hydrology.

They purchased the 65-hectare property in 2004 and got to work expanding a network of forest trails and gardens to enjoy during their retirement.Ĭhipeniuk said the landscape is now so saturated he can't use his tractor in parts of the property and lengthy stretches of trails are unusable for much of the year.Ĭhipeniuk said that for a year, he raised concerns with B.C. Flooded once in 2012, again in 2018Ĭhipeniuk, a retired professor of environmental planning at the University of Northern B.C., said in an interview that he and his wife spent years searching for an ideal rural property with land as close as possible to its natural state. The Canadian Press has seen a copy of the offer signed by Crown lawyers. The Forests Ministry declined to comment, saying the matter has not been formally finalized. Lawson described the last-minute decision as 'rather dramatic.'

Negligent logging caused 2018 floods, Grand Forks residents allege in class action lawsuit.

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