Fairy Creek

• B.C. MLA slams Leonardo DiCaprio for ‘misinformed’ support of pipeline opposition

  "You have no idea what you're talking about," Ellis Ross, B.C. Liberal MLA for Skeena, told Leonardo DiCaprio on Twitter.

  Politics

  7 hours
• B.C. forest company says rule of law must apply to ongoing protests at Fairy Creek

  A lawyer for a B.C. forest company wants the court to defend the rule of law at a protest site on southern Vancouver Island, where more than 1,000 people have been arrested.

  Environment

  Nov 15
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• Bear spray causes burns at B.C. old-growth logging protest camp

  RCMP say a can of bear spray that overheated caused chemical burns to one person and breathing troubles for others who were aboard a bus near the Fairy Creek protest site.

  Environment

  Nov 12
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• Old-growth logging protests highlight a change in this BC NDP government

  The so-called “war of the woods” in Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island saw mass arrests and thousands of people protesting regularly at the legislature.

  Commentary

  Oct 14
• Injunction against Fairy Creek old-growth protesters reimposed on interim basis

  The BC Court of Appeal reimposed the injunction Friday on an interim basis, until logging company Teal Cedar's appeal of the decision can be heard in November.

  Canada

  Oct 9
• More than 100 people blockade B.C. legislature in ‘sit-in’ against old-growth logging

  More than 100 people have blocked access to the B.C. legislature in an effort to stop old-growth logging throughout the province.

  Environment

  Oct 4
• B.C. logging injunction at Fairy Creek extension denied by judge

  A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a forest company's application to extend an injunction against blockades by people opposed to the logging of old-growth trees.

  Environment

  Sep 29
• Old-growth logging dispute: Judge temporarily extends Fairy Creek injunction

  Justice Douglas Thompson said Friday it will be a matter of weeks before he provides his written decision on the request for a year-long extension.

  Environment

  Sep 17
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• Protesters claim vehicles being illegally towed from area near B.C. old-growth blockade

  Protesters claim that tow trucks have illegally removed more than 40 vehicles from the area, and were impounded — with a cost of $2,500 for their return.

  Environment

  Sep 16
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• Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension in B.C. old-growth dispute

  Teal Cedar Products wants to extend the injunction by one year, until Sept. 26, 2022.

  Environment

  Sep 15