Fairy Creek

• Teal Jones forestry company files for creditor protection in B.C.

  On Thursday, Teal Jones filed a petition for creditor protection at the B.C. Supreme Court.

  Economy

  Apr 28
  
• Green Party deputy leader given jail sentence for Fairy Creek old-growth protests

  Angela Davidson, also known as Rainbow Eyes, was convicted in January of seven counts of criminal contempt for breaching a court injunction and later her bail conditions.

  Environment

  Apr 25
  
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• 3 arrested as B.C. RCMP resume enforcement against Fairy Creek old-growth logging blockade

  RCMP said Teal Cedar Products had reported "numerous violations of persons obstructing, impeding and interfering with" work the Fairy Creek watershed.

  Environment

  Aug 15, 2023
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• B.C. extends order to stop old-growth logging in Fairy Creek watershed

  Between 2020 and last year, Fairy Creek was the site of what's considered the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history, with more than 1,000 protesters arrested.

  Environment

  Jun 2, 2023
• Fairy Creek old growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has ‘collapsed’

  The Crown is expected to withdraw charges against as many as 150 people, according to a lawyer representing the Fairy Creek protesters.

  Environment

  Apr 18, 2023
• Second judge to take B.C. old-growth logging protesters’ case

  A judge hearing a request to stay proceedings against people arrested at old-growth protests on Vancouver Island says he wants another judge to consider it with "fresh eyes."

  Environment

  Feb 23, 2022
• Snow, cat food and hope: How a person missing in the B.C. wilderness survived 74 days

  It took them about 15 hours to walk to the top of the Caycuse Road when they finally decided they had to try and walk to find help.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2022
• B.C. lawyer for Crown says stay application in old-growth logging case is flawed

  The RCMP have arrested people for allegedly violating an injunction against blockades in the Fairy Creek area of Vancouver Island.

  Environment

  Feb 10, 2022
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• 37-year-old person missing for almost 3 months found on Vancouver Island logging road

  RCMP would not confirm the identity of the person Wednesday evening and said officers are working to determine more specific details about their experience.

  Environment

  Feb 9, 2022
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• B.C. court ruling is likely bad news for environmental protesters

  The three higher judges extended the injunction until at least September, after concluding the lower court judge had made numerous errors.

  Commentary

  Feb 3, 2022