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Cortes Island resident and activist

Wildstands – A Cortes Community Alliance

As Island Timberlands' incursions on to Cortes Island heats up the battle to protect its old-growth forests heat up, please follow their campaign by going to their website:
https://wildstands.wordpress.com/
 

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Cortes Island citizens prepare for logging protests

Lanky, clean cut Cec Robinson is pretty sure the RCMP has been following him on Cortes Island. What danger does this quiet oyster farmer and family man pose? He intends to defend his island from industrial logging by Island Timberlands because he thinks it is the right thing to do for his community and for the planet

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Will logging of ancient forest be halted before it can begin?

Residents of Cortes Island have formed a blockade to stop the BC based timber company, Island Timberlands (I.T.), from beginning logging operations in one of BC’s last stands of old growth coastal Douglas-fir forest. For over four years, community members have attempted to work with the company to develop an ecosystem-based approach to forestry. As road-building equipment moves in, the community is now left with no choice but to stand in it’s path to defend these ecologically significant forests.

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Giant old-growth Douglas-fir trees in the Wilson Creek forest.

Elphinstone Logging Focus – Wilson Creek forest under threat

Citizens on the Sunshine Coast in Roberts Creek are fighting against
imminent logging in the Wilson Creek Forest - please visit the website
of Elphinstone Logging Focus for more details at:  https://www.loggingfocus.org/

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Sing Tao Daily

卑詩省古樹聯盟（Ancient Forest Alliance）20個支持者，周六下午1時在省長簡蕙芝（Christy Clark）於溫西格雷岬（Point Grey）選區辦公室外示威，要求省府成立一個卑詩古老森林保護計劃，阻止砍伐溫哥華島及低陸平原等地區的珍貴古樹。王露攝

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Photo by TJ Watt

VICTORIA: Monday, Nov.26th – EAGLES, ANCIENT FORESTS, and ELECTIONS!

Date: Monday, Nov. 26th, 2012
Time:  7:00-9:00 pm
Location: Ambrosia Centre, 638 Fisgard St., VICTORIA.

*By donation (suggested $5 to $20)

"The Natural History of BC's Bald Eagles and the World's Largest Eagle Congregating Area:  the Harrison-Chehalis Rivers" - with David Hancock
"Echo Lake, BC's Endangered Ancient Forests, and the Pre-Election Campaign to Protect Them! An Ancient Forest Alliance Campaign Overview" - with the AFA
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An example of intact ancient temperate rainforest alongside a fresh old-growth clearcut.

TODAY Old-Growth Forest Rally and Riding Outreach Campaign aims to reach thousands of constituents in Premier Christy Clark’s Point Grey riding

  • 1:00-1:30pm: Rally, Speeches,and Christmas Stocking “Letter Collection” at Christy Clark’s Point Grey riding office, 3615 W 4th Ave. (by Dunbar St.), Vancouver
  • 1:30-3:30pm: Storm the Riding Outreach Campaign (door canvassing, leaflet drops, and street corner petitioning throughout the riding)
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VANCOUVER: Sat. Nov.24th – AFA Fundraiser Sale at Ten Thousand Villages Commercial Drive

When:  Saturday, November 24, 10:00am-8:00pm
Where:  Ten Thousand Villages at 1204 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Come support the AFA through the purchase of fair-trade gift items at our upcoming fundraiser sale! Ten Thousand Villages Commercial Drive is donating 15% of proceeds on Saturday November 24th to the AFA's work to protect BC's endangered old-growth forests.

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VANCOUVER: Sat. Nov. 24th – Storm the Riding for Ancient Forests! Rally and Outreach in Christy Clark’s Riding

Time:

  • 1:00-1:30pm: Rally, Speeches and Christmas Stocking “Letter Collection” at Christy Clark’s constituency office, 3615 W 4th Ave. (by Dunbar St.)
  • 1:30-3:30pm: Storm the Riding (optional door-to-door info drop and/or canvassing, street corner petitioning, throughout the riding)
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Echo Lake of east Vancouver

VANCOUVER: Friday, Nov. 23 – UBC Ancient Forest Slideshow

When:  Friday November 23, 3:30pm
Where:  UBC Forest Sciences Centre, Room 1221 (at the corner of Main Mall and Agronomy Rd)

Join the UBC Ancient Forest Committee and Ken Wu of the Ancient Forest Alliance for a spectacular slideshow on the ecology, wildlife, biggest trees, and politics surrounding BC's old-growth forest.
 

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Victoria, B.C. V8W 1J6

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