Entries by TJ Watt

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.