What is the difference between cutting trees for profit and removing gravel or peat from a property?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from The Corp. of Delta v. 569244 B.C. Ltd., 2003 BCSC 280 (CanLII):
I conclude that one must view the judgments in Drake v. Wigle in the context of clearing for cultivation. The cutting of merchantable timber for profit, and the removal of gravel or peat from the property, is something different. Trees, gravel and peat are, unlike cultivated crops, non-renewable resources. Their removal will diminish the value of the interest held by the purchaser.
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