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CARLA WILSON Times Colonist ^ Old-growth trees in B.C. are bound to be spared from logging now that the months-long dispute in the Fairy Creek region has been taken up by the federal Liberal party, . . .
Protesters against old-growth logging have been in the Fairy Creek watershed for over a year, and police have been enforcing a court injunction since the spring. Protesters say they aren't going anywhere, even though there have been more arrests in the past few weeks.
(Reuters) - Since August 2020 protesters have been blockading logging roads near the Fairy Creek drainage on western Vancouver Island. The dispute has reignited a debate on whether there should be a moratorium on logging Canada's ancient forests.
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Since August 2020 protesters have been blockading logging roads near the Fairy Creek drainage on western Vancouver Island. The dispute has reignited a debate on whether there should be a moratorium on logging Canada's ancient forests.
Environmentalists say they are fighting Canada’s version of the ivory trade, while the forestry industry says the protestors are endangering the livelihoods of thousands of hardworking families.