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As the RCMP continue arrests of forest defenders at the Fairy Creek blockades, legal and political questions abound following the BC Court’s decision to take over the persecution of arrestees at the request from logging corporation Teal Jones.
Continue reading The legal issues at Fairy Creek, with Tzeporah BermanNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The fact clear-cutting at-risk ancient forests continues apace in British Columbia indicates Canadian forestry certification standards assuring consumers lumber products are sustainable are a mockery and need to be investigated, says a coalition of environmentalists.
Continue reading Green coalition challenges Canadian forestry certification as ‘sustainable’National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Pressure on B.C. Premier John Horgan is climbing as national and global celebrities begin to throw their weight behind public campaigns to save the province’s ancient forests.
But Forest Minister Katrine Conroy is adamant star power won’t play a role in shaping B.C.’s old-growth policy.
More than a hundred luminaries from across the political and cultural spectrum signed an open letter to Horgan on Friday calling on him to save at-risk big-tree ecosystems, which make up only 2.7 per cent of unprotected forest in the province, said Nicole Rycroft, executive director of Canopy.
Continue reading celebrities leverage star power to save BC’s old-growth forestsNational Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Huu-ay-aht Chief Coun. Robert J. Dennis Sr. is blunt in his assessment of old-growth activists in southwestern Vancouver Island who remain in First Nations’ territories despite being asked to leave.
Continue reading Are Fairy Creek Activists aligned with First Nations?By Carl Meyer, National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Companies can cut down whole trees to be ground into pellets for fuel if they are “inferior,” says British Columbia’s natural resources ministry, a position that has led to concerns the government is “rebranding” old growth forests as low-quality in order to justify logging them.
Continue reading Whole Trees Ground Into Pellets For Fuel
