A free film screening highlighting the 2018 flood in Grand Forks will be held at UNBC’s Canfor Theatre.
The film called Trouble in the Headwaters is a 25-minute documentary done by Dan Pierce who shines a light on how industrial logging in places like the Kettle River Watershed has had an impact on the environment and wildlife.
The screening is hosted by Conservation North and spokesperson Michelle Connelly explains how industrial logging has impacted our region.
“We have seen many impacts on biodiversity for the north with several high profile species that have been seriously affected by industrial logging like the Mountain Caribou, Northern Goshawk, these species populations are in trouble because of habitat loss.”
“Unfortunately, roads and logging have contributed to that. I think that people would be interested in learning more about the effects of doing that and looking at better ways of doing things in our region and elsewhere.”
Pierce’s film features the research of Dr. Younes Alila, a civil engineer and professor of forest hydrology at the UBC Faculty of Forestry, who has studied the connection between forestry and flooding for decades.
The screening takes place Saturday at 6pm. Former local MLA Mike Morris will also be in attendance.
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