Letter to BC Forests Minister Doug Donaldson

The following letter signed by 20,000 BC residents was delivered to MLA offices across BC on February 6th with support from Sierra Club BC and Leadnow. A copy of the letter with the names of all signers has been emailed directly to the MLAs.

 

Dear BC Forests Minister Doug Donaldson,

Vancouver Island’s last remaining rare, endangered old-growth rainforest continues to be cut at a rate of 3 square metres per second.

I call on you to take immediate, decisive action to enact a moratorium on old-growth logging in critical hotspots like the Central Walbran.

I urge you to work with First Nations and communities to implement a science-based Old-Growth Protection Act. It must be combined with strong support for First Nations governance and economic activities and improved second-growth forestry, creating new jobs.

Your government has promised to make BC’s forests a priority. I am calling on you now to act in support of BC’s globally rare, endangered old-growth forests and the people who depend on them.

Thank you.