by German Ocampo | Jun 20, 2021 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity
Last fall, prior to the election, the BC Government announced logging would be deferred [paused] for over 350,000 hectares of forests provincially, including 260,000 hectares in Clayoquot Sound. The logging deferral, a first in colonial history, signaled that the BC...
by German Ocampo | Jun 20, 2021 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, First Nations
Since re-election of the BC NDP in 2020, the war in the woods has reignited. What’s happening at the Fairy Creek Blockades is near deja vu of the Clayoquot Blockades that Friends of Clayoquot Sound organized in 1993, where over 900 people were arrested protecting the...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 14, 2021 | Ancient Rainforest Protection
Thanks to all the speakers, performers, and participants at the Protect Old Growth Forests solidarity rally!! Clayoquot Sound has a strong legacy and community of forest defenders! On Sunday, June 13, 2021, about 150 people came together in Tofino for a time of...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 14, 2021 | Climate Action Now, Defend Wild Salmon, First Nations, General News, Indigenous Solidarity, Newsletter
The FOCS Summer 2021 Newsletter is out with an in-depth look at the major issues in Clayoquot Sound and the work we have been doing over the last several months, including updates on our campaigns. 3rd Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Member Shot by RCMP in 1 Year!?!...
