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1 Apr, 4 tweets, 4 min read
Today, the B.C. Supreme Court ruled in favor of forestry company Teal Jones Group and their injunction application to remove protestors and blockades from #FairyCreek. It sets the stage for #OldGrowth logging in the last intact old growth valley on Southern Van Island. 1/ #bcpoli
It is time for the @bcndp to step in, revoke permits for Teal Jones Group and come to the table with conservation financing to provide real options for a path forward to save #FairyCreek. 2/ #bcpoli #OldGrowth
.@jjhorgan promised to implement all of the recommendations of the #OldGrowth Review Panel, including immediate deferrals of logging in high-value at-risk forests. The #FairyCreek watershed is the definition of a high-risk ecosystem. 3/ #bcpoli
#OldGrowth logging has continued apace under this gov't. The @bcndp needs to decide if it wants its legacy to be the destruction of some of BC’s last ancient forests, or if it’s going to step up and show that the commitments made by the Premier mean something. 4/4 #bcpoli

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