Watch: Raw video from the protest on Mount Royal
MONTREAL – Greenpeace activists have taken over yet another iconic structure in Montreal: the cross atop Mount Royal.
Protesters climbed up the cross early Tuesday morning, unfurling a banner running the length of the cross that read “Justice?” and another along the top displaying the logo of a logging company and images of forests.
The protest took place to raise awareness of concerns with Resolute Forest Products, which has its headquarters in Montreal.
The company has come under fire for its logging and forestry practices and the way it works with local communities.
“Today we’re seeking to restore a healthy balance in the Boreal by standing up for the future of the forest and against Resolute’s destructive logging practices,” Nicolas Mainville, Quebec director for Greenpeace Canada, said in a statement.
“Resolute is responsible for logging in First Nations’ territory without consent and destroying critical caribou habitat.”
“We, with over 50,000 people, are asking Resolute to take a different approach – to work with Greenpeace towards solutions that benefit communities, workers and wildlife and appeal to the growing market demand for green products,” said Mainville.
“It’s time for Canada’s largest forest company to become a responsible leader in the production of sustainable paper and lumber products.”
The action comes four months after Greenpeace protesters climbed the Montreal Biosphere to raise awareness of the plight of activists held in a Russian prison.
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