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Protestors defending old-growth forest in the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew have filed an appeal to have an injunction permitting the arrest and removal of protesters set aside. The . . .
Protestors defending old-growth forest in the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew have filed an appeal to have an injunction permitting the arrest and removal of protesters set aside. The . . .
From Canada geese to expensive real estate, Cole Sprouse is truly experiencing living in Vancouver to the fullest.
Most recently, however, the Riverdale actor quietly ventured to Fairy Creek on Vancouver Island, where an old-growth forest is at risk of being logged.
The Rainforest Flying Squad, a volunteer-based conservation group, has been blockading and preventing forestry company Teal Cedar from logging part of the forest for more than six months.
Sprouse captured photos of the blockade, the forests, and some of the protesters in a story for i-D.
“The last great watershed of ancient old-growth forest in British Columbia lies threatened by logging,” Sprouse tells i-D. “These thousand-year-old towering yellow cedars in Fairy Creek now serve as an environmental and cultural battleground between pro-conservation groups and pro-industry lobbyists and loggers.”
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British Columbia’s forest industry should use this time of surging lumber prices and hungry markets to prepare for tough changes ahead, B.C. Premier John Horgan told corporate leaders on Thursday.
The Premier avoided any direct reference to the growing conflict over old-growth logging practices, even as protestors prepare to be arrested at a string of blockades in Mr. Horgan’s riding.