A court injunction was delivered this week to a growing camp of demonstrators, who are preparing to be removed by police and face potential contempt of court charges.
They are dug in and maintain they will stand despite “imminent arrests” and amid a groundswell of fresh arrivals, demonstrations around the province, support from some Island municipal councils and increasing volume on social media.
Glen Reid, a camp manager with the Rainforest Flying Squad, said Thursday from Fairy Creek that fundraising for the group has surpassed $200,000, food donations are arriving daily and support is coming in from celebrities such as Academy Award-winning actor Mark Ruffalo, former wrestler Hulk Hogan and musicians Bruce Cockburn and Midnight Oil, who have given organizers permission to use their songs on social media.