“We feel we’re being bullied. We are not asking for anything other than a little bit of time and they are refusing that and the community is very very upset,” says Electoral Area ‘E’ director, Eugene Foisy.

One worry is that the project could lead to landslides that could block the creek that runs through Cherryville upstream from the community." see Global News here.

Why destructive logging must be stopped:

Is Cherry Ridge another Burnaby Mountain? Morning Star Editorial 30-11-14

One has to wonder if B.C. Timber Sales has been watching the ongoing protests faced by Kinder Morgan in Burnaby?

If it has, then the government agency should clearly recognize the negative publicity that can occur when residents upset over a project are willing to have themselves arrested. It makes for great headlines.

Given what is happening in Burnaby, you would think BCTS would want to avoid a similar conflict over its proposed road and logging on Cherry Ridge in Cherryville.

Cherryville Road Action gears up

Morning Star, 30-11-14

Action is being stepped up to protest a logging road in the hills above Cherryville.

On Wednesday, community representatives consulted with Vancouver-based West Coast Environmental Law to discuss B.C. Timber Sales’ construction of a logging road on Cherry Ridge.

“He is going to write letters to the Ministry of Forests to have the geotechnical and the compliance and enforcement reports on the slide of April 25, 2012,” said Hank Cameron, who is the new regional district director for Cherryville. “We’ve been asking for that information and it’s been refused.”

Opposition remains Morning Star 17-11-14

Cherryville residents appear to remain united in opposition to a proposed logging road.

About 70 people attended a meeting Thursday about B.C. Timber Sales’ plans for a road and logging on Cherry Ridge.

“Representatives from BCTS weren’t there to explain things to people,” said Eugene Foisy, Cherryville’s electoral area director.

BCTS officials have insisted that proper soil and hydrological assessments have been done and there is no risk of a slide impacting residents in the valley bottom.

Slide Fear Persists... Morning Star 5-11-14

Cherryville residents are considering their options to block a contentious logging road.

Community representatives have been told by B.C. Timber Sales, a provincial agency, that construction of a logging road will proceed on Cherry Ridge despite residents’ concerns about potential slides.

“The community is rallying,” said Eugene Foisy, electoral area director, adding that beyond a meeting with the Okanagan Nation Alliance, he’s not sure what steps residents may take to stop the road.