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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/

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/
 

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.

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

• 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)

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)

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.
 

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.