First Nations/environmentalist old growth alliance uneasy, if it exists at all
Anderson Creek Timber owns 600 hectares of forest adjacent to the city
List includes Indigenous leaders, scientists, authors, Oscar winners
Party calls for the end of old-growth logging as protests in Fairy Creek continue
The nation says 44% of old-growth forests in its 6,900-square kilometre territory are protected while the rest remain at risk
Number of arrests approach 200 in Fairy Creek protests as activists complain about RCMP tactics
Premier John Horgan accepts Indigenous demand to pause
There’s surprising activity happening behind the lines at the Fairy Creek old-growth protest sites
‘At the invitation of Elder Bill Jones, the Rainforest Flying Squad will continue to stand our ground’
Katrine Conroy says outright moratorium unrealistic
Statement comes as traditional territory continues to experience high-profile blockades and arrests
Statement comes as traditional territory continues to experience high-profile blockades and arrests
Obstacles change daily, slowing police enforcement
There have been a number of protests recently outside of Conroy’s constituency office
$2.5 million payment to Interior first nation a ‘template’
Province seeks new ways to redistribute big logging tenures
Protesters blocked Columbia Avenue for four hours
More than 2,000 show up to join push to save old growth forests from harvesting
Crowds of supporters and a car of elders breached the police line
About 100 elderly hikers swarmed the RCMP exclusion zone, no arrests were made
