In British Columbia, for example, illegal felling of species such as the western red cedar is a growing problem.

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He bequeathed to his son two precious gifts: a love of language, and a passion for the raw materials of life and industry timber, such as western red cedar, metals, stones and minerals.

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In western Wisconsin, an articulated lorry slid off a snow-covered highway and into the Red Cedar River, killing one person.

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