By The Canadian Press

Horgan Dawson Creek

BC Premier visits Dawson Creek, adds time to caribou recovery consultations

Apr 15, 2019 | 5:50 PM

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. – The British Columbia government has added a month to its consultations over caribou conservation because of community concerns over logging restrictions and backcountry access.

Premier John Horgan says his government did not provide enough information about what the province is planning.

Speaking in Dawson Creek, he said a debate over how the endangered herds should be preserved has been tearing the northeastern B.C. city apart.

Last month, an agreement was reached between two First Nations and the federal and provincial governments over temporary protection for a central B.C. caribou population while a long-term plan is developed.

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That agreement was required under federal species-at-risk legislation.