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A Lot of Money Up in Flames: Arson of three logging machines near Lake Cowichan
It seems that someone was intent on starting the new year with a spark! On January 2nd a massive equipment fire on the Caycuse Main logging road (approximately an hour and 15 minutes outside of Lake Cowichan) burned three machines in one location and another machine nearby. The logging operation quoted the damage at $500,000,…
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Tree Spiking in Fairy Creek Watershed
In the summer of 2021 outside the coastal town of Port Renfrew in the Fairy Creek watershed, a campaign to stop old growth logging took off, becoming one of the biggest acts of civil disobedience in Canadian history. But among the thousands that partook, not everyone chose to use civil disobedience tactics. Perhaps stepping outside…