British Columbia forests _ Environmental activists have served notice that they intend to work to end all old-growth logging in British Columbia once they have won the battle on the coast.

In a recent letter to West Fraser Timber, which sold its coastal operations but has extensive holdings in the interior of the province, the Coastal Rainforest Coalition says the company will be a target again unless it negotiates a deal with environmentalists.

Activists have pressured some large buyers of coastal British Columbia forest products to declare they intend to halt purchases from ancient forests.

Except for a few second-growth tree farms, all logging in British Columbia is in old-growth forests.

Forests Minister Jim Doyle described the letter as a threat that undermines the progress being made by regional environmental groups and other stakeholders in settling land-use disputes throughout the province. Error: Unable to read footer file.