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From left to right: Jens Wieting (Sierra Club of BC); Andrea Inness (AFA); Dan Hager (Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce); Ken Wu (AFA); and Arnold Bercov (Public and Private Workers of Canada) by an old-growth redcedar tree in Stanley Park.Oct 26 2017

Ancient Forest Alliance Featured in Vancouver’s Chinese-Language Newspaper

The AFA was recently featured in an article in Sing Tao – Vancouver’s Chinese-language newspaper – from our press conference Oct 10th with Jens Wieting of Sierra Club BC, Dan Hager from the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce, and Arnie Bercov from the Public and Private Workers of Canada forestry union.

Our organizations came together to shine a spotlight on BC’s forestry industry during the 2017 Forest Stewardship Council General Assembly and the need for changes to protect old-growth forests and forestry jobs.

 

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