Cumberland BC: The Cumberlander Articles Section
Uncategorized · 27th August 2007
Editor
For the first time in British Columbia, perhaps in Canada, logging has been ordered stopped in a watershed because it poses a potential “health hazard” to downstream communities. In an unusual move, the Sunshine Coast Regional District used the Health Act to protect its drinking water by ordering Western Forest Products Inc. to stop logging on steep slopes in the Chapman Creek watershed.
Globe and Mail
About This Video
Footage of the logging in the "top Block", Old Growth yellow cedar, as of Aug 17, 2007. August 15, 2007: Blair Wilson, M.P. holds a Town Hall Meeting on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia to address the issues facing the community. Concerned citizens voice their opinions on the Provincial logging practices and it's effect on the environment, their water, and the ecological state of Chapman Creek Community Watershed. Blair Wilson, dedicated to the environmental portfolio of the Federal Liberal Party, offers his support and speaks of Canada's global responsibilities.
Watch video HERE.
Globe and Mail
About This Video
Footage of the logging in the "top Block", Old Growth yellow cedar, as of Aug 17, 2007. August 15, 2007: Blair Wilson, M.P. holds a Town Hall Meeting on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia to address the issues facing the community. Concerned citizens voice their opinions on the Provincial logging practices and it's effect on the environment, their water, and the ecological state of Chapman Creek Community Watershed. Blair Wilson, dedicated to the environmental portfolio of the Federal Liberal Party, offers his support and speaks of Canada's global responsibilities.
Watch video HERE.