The public comment window on BC Timber Sales’ 2026–2030 logging plan closes April 13.
BCTS is proposing over 100 cutblocks and associated roads across the Sunshine Coast Natural Resource District over the next five years.
We couldn’t review all of them. So we focused on the 25 blocks planned for sale in the next two years that would affect values we care deeply about — drinking water sources, old-growth forests, salmon rivers, species-at-risk habitat, and areas already designated for protection under provincial law.
What we found through our mapping analysis is concerning.
Ten blocks are proposed inside Legal Old Growth Management Areas.
Nine overlap old-growth deferral areas that the Province identified as requiring immediate protection from logging.
Two on the southeast slopes of Mount Elphinstone are road-clearing blocks in the aquifer recharge area above Gibsons.
Two are on West Redonda Island, in potentially old-growth forest, sandwiched between parks.
Two are in the Theodosia watershed, where Tla’amin Nation and the BC government just signed an MOU committing to shared decision-making and salmon restoration.
Eight of these blocks can go to auction immediately. No further notice required.
Take Action Now
We’ve done the mapping and analysis of 25 key blocks, and organized the information by the geographic areas you know and care about — the slopes above Gibsons, the Lois River, Haslam Lake, and Discovery Islands at the mouth of Desolation Sound.
All you need to do is find your area in the reference document, read about the blocks that matter to you, and send your comments to BC Timber Sales by Monday, April 13.
Your comment can be one sentence or as detailed as you like. You don’t need to be an expert. Referring to specific block IDs strengthens your submission — our analysis gives you exactly that.
Email BCTS.SunshineCoast@gov.bc.ca Deadline: April 13, 2026
Full analysis and block-by-block guide: SCCA Public Reference Doc: BCTS Ops Plan 2026-2030
Show Them We Care
Governments and industry increasingly claim that the public no longer cares about forests, watersheds, and ecological values. Every comment submitted to BCTS is evidence that we care. Every email says: “We are paying attention; we know what is proposed, and we object.”
The forests, watersheds, and coastlines of the Sunshine Coast are worth ten minutes of your time.
Let’s make April 13 count.