2008-10-24
Major Protest Set for Saturday in British Columbia for Ancient Forests and Sustainable Jobs. By Judith Lavoie, CanWest, October 22, 2008. "The Western Canada Wilderness Committee is hoping to beat records set by 1993 protests against logging in Clayoquot Sound by holding the largest environmental rally ever seen in B.C. WCWC is using Facebook and email as organizing tools and is hoping 3,000 protesters show up at the Legislature (in Victoria) at noon Saturday for the Rally for Ancient Forests and B.C. Jobs. 'We have done the groundwork, lined up key allies and, with a provincial election coming up in May, we've got great momentum,' said Ken Wu, WCWC campaign director... Environmental groups are asking for a legislated timeline to end old-growth logging on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, sustainable logging of second growth, a ban on raw log exports and provincial help to retool second growth mills and value added wood processing facilities."
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