Time/Date: Tuesday Nov. 28, from 7 - 8:30 pm
Location: Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave)
Free admission
The election of a new NDP government supported by the Greens provides the greatest opportunity in BC's history to protect old-growth forests and end raw log exports.
The AFA's Rally & Info Night for Ancient Forests and BC Forestry Jobs is our chance to let the BC government know we want protection for BC's endangered old-growth forests, support for First Nations land use plans, and a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry. Your participation makes all the difference and will send a strong signal to the government that we want bold action now!
Key Speakers Include:
Joe Martin, Tla-o-qui-aht canoe carver and Band Councillor
Robert Morales, Chief Treaty Negotiator, Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group
Dr. Andy Mackinnon, Metchosin city Councillor and forest ecologist
Arnold Bercov, President of the Public and Private Workers of Canada
Karl Ablack, Vice President, Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce
Josh Schmidt, Director of Development, West Shore Chamber of Commerce
Jens Wieting, Forest and Climate Campaigner, Sierra Club BC
Dr. Brian White, Tourism Professor and Program Head, Royal Roads University
Torrance Coste, Campaigner, Wilderness Committee
TJ Watt, Photographer & Campaigner, Ancient Forest Alliance
Andrea Inness, Campaigner, Ancient Forest Alliance
Ken Wu, Executive Director, Ancient Forest Alliance
This is our chance to send an unequivocal message to the BC government to protect ancient forests and forestry jobs!
Please join us and spread the word - your attendance at this rally and info night is critical!
For more information, contact us at info@ancientforestalliance.org, call 250.896.4007 or visit our Facebook event page.
Conservationists thank the Pacheedaht First Nation for extending protection over 18 hectares of “Jurassic Grove” near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island
The Ancient Forest Alliance is thanking the Pacheedaht First Nation band for proposing expanded protection for an 18 hectare portion of the stunning “Jurassic Grove”, a monumental old-growth forest of giant redcedars, Douglas-fir, and Sitka spruce trees located a 90 minute drive west of Victoria between Jordan River and Port Renfrew. The proposed expansion in the new management plan of Tree Farm Licence 61, partly owned by the Pacheedaht band, would protect about 30% of the 61 hectares that are still unprotected in the Jurassic Grove (total grove size is 130 hectares). The spectacular grove stands on Crown lands adjacent to the Juan de Fuca Provincial Park on Vancouver Island, in the unceded traditional territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation. See the original media release about Jurassic Grove, identified earlier this year as an exceptional old-growth grove by the Ancient Forest Alliance at: https://ancientforestalliance.org/photos-media/jurassic-grove/ and a Times Colonist piece at: https://www.timescolonist.com/news/local/avatar-grove-the-sequel-introducing-jurassic-grove-1.18540489
AFA Year-End Celebration & Fundraiser
Join us Saturday, November 25, at the Victoria Event Centre (1415 Broad St) for the Ancient Forest Alliance's year-end celebration to honour our 8th year of operation, and the amazing community that has helped us get to where we are today! Enjoy some appetizers, drinks, and music with AFA volunteers, staff, donors, and supporters! The night will feature a fun and informative slideshow presented by the AFA's Andrea Inness, Ken Wu, and TJ Watt, followed by a meet and greet, silent auction fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 pm and then musical performances from 8:45 pm to 1 am. This is also a great chance to pick up Christmas gifts like our 2018 calendar. Come join us for a beer, relax, and have some fun! We are also very excited to announce that Oliver Swain will be playing at our event, followed by three local DJs! See here for a schedule and more information. Tickets are available for the presentation and/or musical performances. Purchase your tickets here. or call 250 896 4007 Interested in volunteering? Email Amanda at canvass@15.222.255.145 For questions regarding accessibility into the event, please email us at info@ancientforestalliance.org We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Info Night and Rally on Tues, Nov. 28, at Alix Goolden Hall, from 7 – 8:30 pm
Time/Date: Tuesday Nov. 28, from 7 - 8:30 pm Location: Alix Goolden Hall (907 Pandora Ave) Free admission The election of a new NDP government supported by the Greens provides the greatest opportunity in BC's history to protect old-growth forests and end raw log exports. The AFA's Rally & Info Night for Ancient Forests and BC Forestry Jobs is our chance to let the BC government know we want protection for BC's endangered old-growth forests, support for First Nations land use plans, and a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry. Your participation makes all the difference and will send a strong signal to the government that we want bold action now! Key Speakers Include: Joe Martin, Tla-o-qui-aht canoe carver and Band Councillor Robert Morales, Chief Treaty Negotiator, Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group Dr. Andy Mackinnon, Metchosin city Councillor and forest ecologist Arnold Bercov, President of the Public and Private Workers of Canada Karl Ablack, Vice President, Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce Josh Schmidt, Director of Development, West Shore Chamber of Commerce Jens Wieting, Forest and Climate Campaigner, Sierra Club BC Dr. Brian White, Tourism Professor and Program Head, Royal Roads University Torrance Coste, Campaigner, Wilderness Committee TJ Watt, Photographer & Campaigner, Ancient Forest Alliance Andrea Inness, Campaigner, Ancient Forest Alliance Ken Wu, Executive Director, Ancient Forest Alliance This is our chance to send an unequivocal message to the BC government to protect ancient forests and forestry jobs! Please join us and spread the word - your attendance at this rally and info night is critical! For more information, contact us at info@ancientforestalliance.org, call 250.896.4007 or visit our Facebook event page.
Ancient Forest Alliance Featured in Vancouver’s Chinese-Language Newspaper
The AFA was recently featured in an article in Sing Tao - Vancouver's Chinese-language newspaper - from our press conference Oct 10th with Jens Wieting of Sierra Club BC, Dan Hagar from the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce, and Arnie Bercov from the Public and Private Workers of Canada forestry union. Our organizations came together to shine a spotlight on BC's forestry industry during the 2017 Forest Stewardship Council General Assembly and the need for changes to protect old-growth forests and forestry jobs.
AFA’s Ken Wu Interviewed on CBC’s BC Almanac During 2017 Forest Stewardship Council General Assembly in Vancouver
The AFA's Ken Wu was recently interviewed by Gloria Macarenko on CBC's BC Almanac, along with the Forest Stewardship Council's Francois Dufresne, about responsible forest management and the urgent need for the new NDP government to reform BC's forest policies.
New BC government must reform forest policies, say environmentalists, businesses, and union
Today, conservationists with the Ancient Forest Alliance and Sierra Club of BC joined representatives from the Public and Private Workers of Canada (PPWC) forestry union and the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce at a press conference to shine a spotlight on needed government policies to protect BC’s old-growth forests and ensure a sustainable, value-added, second-growth forest industry, during the 2017 Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) General Assembly in Vancouver.
Thank You to Robinson’s Outdoor Store!
Thank you to Robinson’s Outdoor Store for hosting an amazing benefit night for the AFA with support from Patagonia, beer provided by Spinnakers, and the “Giant Tree Hunters” provided by Nootka Street Film! We are so grateful for their support and for all the 130 people who showed up to make it a stellar night – together over $3000 was raised for the AFA! Thanks so much to Erin Boggs and Matt King of Robinson's, to Ross Mailloux of Patagonia, to Steve Adams and Sean Horlor of Nootka Street Films, and to Spinnakers Brewpub for their tremendous generosity in supporting our campaign to protect BC's endangered old-growth forests and to ensure a value-added, sustainable second-growth forest industry!
Ancient Forest Alliance Featured in Latest Edition of Your Magazine
The latest edition of Your Magazine features the Ancient Forest Alliance, with quite a bit of information on the organization's "modus operandi". See the article (pages 5-6) at: https://issuu.com/yourmagazinevictoria/docs/your-summer2017-web
Environmentalists stand in solidarity with BC mill workers as mills experience shutdowns and shift reductions due to log shortages
VANCOUVER ISLAND, BC – Today at noon the Ancient Forest Alliance will join members of the Public and Private Workers of Canada (formerly the Pulp, Paper, and Woodworkers of Canada) (PPWC at www.PPWC.ca) as they rally at their Long Hoh mill in Errington (at 1125 Clark Road between Qualicum Beach and Port Alberni off Highway 4, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm) on Vancouver Island in protest of raw log exports following the shut down and shift reductions in the mill since last month, with another shutdown and major shift reductions pending this week for their Ladysmith mill, due to a shortage of logs. In total about 130 workers could be affected by the closures and shift reductions.
Shaw TV: Walbran Valley Update
Check out the latest Shaw TV news piece on the Walbran Valley, Castle Grove, and Eden Grove ancient forests near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island in Pacheedaht First Nation territory, and what a new provincial government could mean for BC's endangered old-growth forests! It features an interview with the Ancient Forest Alliance's executive director Ken Wu and video footage (including drone footage) and photos taken by the AFA's photographer and campaigner TJ Watt. Thanks to Lorraine Scollan and Heather Leary of Shaw TV for covering these local old-growth forest issues again!