Logging Protest

• 14 Save Old Growth protesters arrested in Vancouver, Richmond, North Saanich

  Dozens attended demonstrations on the Second Narrows Bridge, in the Massey Tunnel and on the Patricia Bay Highway, where one protester was injured after falling from a ladder. 

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2022
  
• 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, 2021
  
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• B.C. old-growth logging protests having political impact, says UBC expert

  Since May, the RCMP have enforced a court injunction granted to the Teal-Jones Group, the forestry company that holds the harvesting license in the area.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2021
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• Old-growth logging opponents blockade major Vancouver intersection

  Demonstrators with the group Extinction Rebellion marched from Vancouver City Hall to Broadway and Cambie streets, with the plan of disrupting traffic "indefinitely."

  Environment

  Jun 12, 2021
• Red paint splattered on statue of Queen Victoria at B.C. legislature

  "Safe, peaceful and lawful protest is permitted under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Vandalism is not," police said in a media release.

  Crime

  Jun 11, 2021
• ‘Pretty frustrated’: Teal-Jones says it wants to get back to work amid old-growth protests

  Teal-Jones Group holds a valid and legal licence to harvest timber in the Fairy Creek watershed, and the company argues that activists are putting hundreds of jobs at risk.

  News

  May 30, 2021
• 5 more people arrested at anti-logging protest on southern Vancouver Island

  Police were on-site once again to read protestors a court injunction that prohibits activists from obstructing logging operations.

  Environment

  May 24, 2021
• Seven more arrests at B.C. blockade opposing old-growth logging: RCMP

  Opponents of old-growth logging have re-entered a restricted area on southwest Vancouver Island and Mounties have returned to enforce a court injunction that orders their removal.

  Environment

  May 20, 2021
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• Forestry workers hold budget-day truck convoy, rally at B.C. legislature

  "I think that sends a strong message that forestry is absolutely critical to the economics in our communities," said organizer Carl Sweet.

  Feb 18, 2020