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CBC Kids News • Published 2021-06-02 14:51 It was cut down last year 1. Why was this tree cut down? This massive spruce tree was cut down between March and August 2020 on Vancouver Island, according to B.C.’s Ministry of Forests. A spokesperson said it was moved, put in storage and was later sold. Last week, it was being transported to Port Alberni for processing. That’s when a woman named Lorna Beecroft saw the tree on the highway, took a picture and shared it on social media. This photo of a massive old growth tree was shared thousands of times on social media last we...

Avengers actor Mark Ruffalo is weighing in on the heated dispute. On Thursday, Ruffalo shared an online petition calling for an end to old-growth logging in B.C. Protesters have been camped out in southwest Vancouver Island, manning blockades and blocking forestry roads near Port Renfrew and Fairy Creek since last summer. In April, the B.C. Supreme Court granted an injunction to forestry company Teal-Jones to have the blockades removed so that work could continue. Since RCMP began enforcing the injunction in late May, approximately 165 people have been arrested, mostly for breaching the in...

FAIR HAVEN, Vt. — Hartford High brought on former Stevens High softball standout Danielle Tenney as coach with a goal of giving the Hurricanes hope for the future. Seems to be working.Eleventh-ranked Hartford charged back from a 13-6 deficit after...

Activists on Vancouver Island have reoccupied blockade camps in the Fairy Creek watershed where police have spent weeks making arrests to enforce a B.C. Supreme Court injunction allowing logging activities to continue in the area.

HANOVER — The Hanover High boys lacrosse team led Kennett, 6-4, through three quarters in Monday’s NHIAA Division II first-round playoff game at Merriman-Branch Field.It was 5-1 earlier in the quarter, but the Eagles had found their footing and come...