Zain Haq willing to go to jail if it helps save the planet
On Feb. 15, the 21-year-old history student at Simon Fraser University is to be sentenced for his alleged obstruction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
old-growth forests
Indigenous leaders say a month is not enough to decide fate of B.C. old growth
Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, over the provincial government's process to defer logging in old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-risk ecosystems.
Indigenous leaders say B.C. is rushing decision on old-growth logging deferrals
Indigenous leaders in British Columbia have expressed concerns over the tight timeline and lack of support in the government's plan for old-growth logging deferrals, while they underscore the urgency of preserving at-risk ecosystems.
B.C. gives First Nations one month to decide on large swath of old-growth logging deferrals
The provincial government announced Tuesday that an independent panel of scientific experts has mapped priority areas and it's asking First Nations to decide within 30 days whether they support the deferrals or require further discussion.
B.C. forests minister overhauls forest practices to give more control to First Nations
British Columbia's forests minister has introduced a bill to amend the Forest and Range Practices Act, saying it would "reshape" forest management in the province.
Cruelty vs. cultural respect in Canada’s colonial courts
While heavily impacted First Nations have been continuously opposing TMX on their never-surrendered lands, courts have been using “injunctions” as tools for stopping protests.
Protest over old-growth logging on Vancouver Island marks one year
In the year since the first camp was set up to prevent old-growth logging around the Fairy Creek watershed on southern Vancouver Island, an expert in Canadian environmental movements says the protests have made a mark on politics and public discourse.
RCMP begin crackdown on Fairy Creek blockade
The RCMP are taking the first steps to enforce an injunction against the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades, but protesters worry new police control areas will limit public accountability around arrests.
Pacheedaht Nation wants Fairy Creek old-growth blockade to leave territory
The Pacheedaht leadership does not welcome old-growth activists within its territory on south Vancouver Island, and it is the nation's right to determine how forestry resources will be used, read a statement from elected and hereditary chiefs on Monday.
Fairy Creek blockade to save old-growth watershed gets three-week reprieve
B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Power granted a request by the blockade’s legal team for more time to assemble materials necessary for a defence against the injunction.
West Coast First Nations strike agreement to protect sacred cultural cedars
More than a century of industrial old-growth logging has mowed down these forest giants that can live for thousands of years, putting the shared spiritual and cultural well-being of First Nations at risk.
What’s in B.C.’s new plan to manage old-growth forests?
The story of the ancient yellow cedar in B.C.'s Dakota Valley illustrates the shortcomings of the province's response.
