i was amazed that, even in his final stages of alzheimer's, my dad remembered visiting the people living in the trees to protect the forest. dad, wherever you are .... the greedy buggers are at it again, trying to kill our precious earth!
TODAY ISLAND TIMBERLANDS CUT DOWN TREES IN CATHEDRAL GROVE
While the logging company claims that there is a buffer of 300 metres between the falling area and the internationally renowned park, the reality is that the buffer is actually the Cameron River which meanders along the bottom of the Valley at that point just before flowing into Cameron Lake. This water then flows into the Little Qualicum River which is the source of drinking water for thousands of residents of Whiskey Creek and the Town of Qualicum Beach.
Dear Supporters of Cathedral Grove.
Friends of Cathedral Grove will be coordinating gatherings of those interested in showing there is great concern for an imminent logging program by Island Timberlands in Cathedral Grove. The logging will occur near the boundary of MacMillan Park but still within what is considered the ancient, old-growth forest. Deforestation near the park is changing the hydrology and putting all remaining forest in the valley-bottom at risk. Several organizations have expressed interest in acquiring more of the Cameron River valley, including the Nature Trust of B.C, preferably with the ancient trees intact. Below are two articles for your information, 1 local & 1 International
We seek your support by attending these events. Please bring friends and help show the media that people still care about Cathedral Grove.
Visitor Parking Area Cathedral Grove Provincial Park 11 am Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Main Gate Island Timberlands' Nanoose Yard Northwest Bay Road & Inland Highway (At the lights just south of Parksville) 11 am Monday, October 6, 2008
Please bring signs with these suggested exhortations
SAVE OLD GROWTH TREE CUTTING = BLOWDOWN PROTECT CATHEDRAL GROVE PROTECT DRINKING WATER DON'T CUT ANCIENT TREESIF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND OR WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING WITH ANY CONCERNS (This can really help a lot because they hate bad PR since it can effect their bottom line!)
Brooksfield Timber Division Leigh Tang Telephone: (604) 661-9143 E-mail: ltang@brookfield.com
Makenzie Leine, Island Timberlands manager of sustainability and community affairs - Telephone: (250) 755-3500 mleine@islandtimberlands.com
Darshan Sihota, Island Timberlands President - Telephone: (250) 755-3531
Email: dsihota@islandtimberlands.com
Island Timberlands Woodlands Office 5th Floor, 65 Front Street Nanaimo, BC Canada V9R 5H9 Fax: (250) 755-3540
LET THE MEDIA and ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT KNOW YOU WANT LOGGING IN CATHEDRAL GROVE STOPPED NOW!
REMEMBER THIS IS A GLOBAL COMPANY DESTROYING A LOCAL GEM!
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BROOKFIELD TO SPIN OFF TIMBER ASSET
Gordon Hamilton
Vancouver Sun - Friday, January 04, 2008
Brookfield Asset Management, which owns 50 per cent of one of Vancouver Island's largest forest companies, Island Timberlands, is spinning off its timber and power assets into a Bermuda-based partnership to create an offshore investment vehicle.
Read more here.
For more information visit the Cathedral Grove Website.
From: Richard Boyce
