Day of action against old growth logging finds support in Revelstoke
Revelstoke conservation group Wildsight, called on B.C. to take further actions on old growth logging promises.
Revelstoke conservation group Wildsight, called on B.C. to take further actions on old growth logging promises.
Nick Arkle, CEO of Revelstoke-based mills Downie Timber and Selkirk Cedar, discusses adaptations to changes brought about by the ongoing B.C. old growth policy review process.
Group opposing old growth logging says it plans blockades of the Trans-Canada Highway in Revelstoke starting on April 4, saying it expects its actions will lead to arrests of those participating.
Following the release of the old growth Technical Advisory Panel findings, the B.C. government is deferring the logging of 2.6 million hectares of old growth. The province is consulting affected Indigenous communities about the deferrals, and future management plans.
The group has reestablished their blockade on Bigmouth Forest Service Road, and plans on remaining in the area until policy reform demands are met.
The newly formed Old Growth Revylution is organizing the blockade, located 122 kilometers north of Revelstoke on the Bigmouth Forestry Service Road.
New group plans rally and announcement at Revelstoke City Hall steps on July 7 and is recruiting volunteers for a potential blockade in the region.
July 1 Revelstoke Courthouse rally protests old-growth logging in the Inland Temperate Rainforest, seeks faster change to government policy.
From Grizzly Plaza to the courthouse, demonstrators will march in solidarity with old-growth defenders and Indigenous communities.
Residents gathered in Grizzly Plaza in Revelstoke on May 30 for a protest supporting old-growth forest preservation.