A new video made by Vancouver Island activists at the forefront of the Fairy Creek watershed blockade in Port Renfrew has gone viral on the internet as it takes a dig at B.C.B次元官网网址檚 destination marketing brand, Super, Natural British Columbia.
The video created by one of the spokespersons of the Fairy Creek blockade, Joshua Wright, highlights the B次元官网网址渉ypocrisy of the provincial government,B次元官网网址� according to the group.
B次元官网网址淪uper, Natural BC promotional videos continue to market a rosy picture of B.C. as a utopian nature paradise. At the same time, the government owned BC Timber Sales works to eradicate our irreplaceable ancient forests,B次元官网网址� said the protest group in a statement.
The B次元官网网址榝orest defenders,B次元官网网址� as the group calls themselves have also said that the video is B次元官网网址渋ntended to help people compare TV ads with the truth, as they consider how they will vote in the upcoming provincial election.B次元官网网址�
According to less than three per cent of BCB次元官网网址檚 forests support the growth of big trees. Just 35,000 hectares are rated, according to the study, at a site index greater than 25m, meaning they have the potential to grow trees larger than 25m tall within 50 years.
B次元官网网址淚n fact, in all of B.C. the amount of this forest remaining is about the size of Surrey,B次元官网网址� said Saul Arbess, a spokesperson for the group.
B次元官网网址淲ith the full collusion of the BC government, logging companies are completing one of the biggest and most destructive projects on the planet: eliminating BCB次元官网网址檚 original forests,B次元官网网址� said the statement.
Protests against old-growth logging began in August after activists launched a blockade at Port RenfrewB次元官网网址檚 Fairy Creek Watershed to prevent logging company Teal Jones Group from constructing a road.
Since then, the protesters have gained support from groups across the province, including Pacheedaht First Nation elders, and recently, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs (UBCIC).
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EditorB次元官网网址檚 note: This story has been edited to clarify what is meant by B次元官网网址渂ig trees,B次元官网网址� and the area of land that can support them, based on the study cited.
