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Political leadership needed to resolve Cortes Island’s “War in the Woods”
Environment
Ancient Forest Alliance
Dec 6th, 2012
Conservationists renew call for BC Liberals to commit to restoring and expanding a “BC Park Acquisition Fund” to purchase and protect endangered forests on private lands.
No negotiation progress as Island Timberlands’ plans to log Cortes Island forests remain virtually unchanged
Earth Matters
Carrie Saxifrage
Jun 19th, 2012
Six thousand eight hundred petition signatures brought media attention and pressure to bear on Island Timberlands’(IT) plans to log significant ecosystems on Cortes Island, including some of the...
MTV and "Avatars" follow Zoe Miles to Brookfield Asset Management
Earth Matters
Linda Solomon
Aug 13th, 2010
A young woman from a remote island goes to Toronto, overcomes her shyness, organizes a Flash Mob, gets on MTV and asks for a hearing with the CEO of powerful Brookfield Management Company...