National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
RCMP unexpectedly arrested a number of old-growth activists with the Fairy Creek blockades inside the control zone near the Caycuse Camp early Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, downtown Victoria was plagued by stalled traffic, placards and orange smoke plumes as a large demonstration to support blockaders and protect ancient forests broke out later the same morning.
Continue reading More arrests and protests: Fairy CreekBy Matt Simmons, The Narwhal, Local Journalism Initiative reporter
Clear plastic bags hang from small spigots plugged into birch trunks in a mixed stand of deciduous and coniferous trees on a hillside above the Kispiox River in northwest B.C. Denzel Sutherland-Wilson and his 19-year-old niece, Hailey Wilson, pour the birch water collected overnight from five trees into a 20-litre bucket, explaining they’ve been doing this every day for a couple of weeks.
Continue reading Searching for solutions in the Kispiox ValleyNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Though the battle to protect ancient trees is brewing in his own backyard, B.C. Premier John Horgan did not utter the word old-growth when talking to logging industry leaders Thursday.
Horgan — keynote speaker at the Council of Forest Industries conference — did not highlight what steps the province is taking on its promise to meet recommendations from the strategic old-growth review, which calls for a radical shift from timber extraction to protection of at-risk ecosystems.
Continue reading Horgan did not use the word old-growth, in warning to forestry sectorNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Fairy Creek old-growth activists are facing arrest after a logging company won a court order banning blockades defending some of the last tracts of ancient rainforest on southern Vancouver Island.
Continue reading Fairy Creek old-growth activists face arrestsNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
B.C. health authorities clamped down on COVID-19 measures Monday as new cases in the province spike and the race against variants becomes increasingly dire.
Continue reading BC clamps down on COVID 19 surge
