British Columbians are among the richest citizens in the world. Why? Because collectively we own 92 percent of the land base in our province. This would all change with the Liberals' proposed "Working Forest Initiative". This education report explains our work in 2003 to prevent total corporate control of BC's forests and wildlands. This a reprinted version of the 2003 Vol.22 No.1

'Working Forest' Denies BC Citizens Their Public Land

Wilderness Committee Educational Report Vol.22- No.06 - Fall 2003

Credits

Writing: Ken Wu

Editing: Gwen Barlee

Design & Layout: Donated by www.PhonicsCommunity.com

Phtos: As noted, or from Wilderness Committee files.

Web Publishing 2005: Gil Aguilar

Special thanks: Island Tides for permission to use "Working Forest legislation goes forward despite 97% opposition," by Patrick Brown, in Sept 11-24, 2003, Vol.15 No.08. See Island Tides online at www.islandtides.com

Canadian Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 0900567. Posted in Vancouver. For free distribution.

Printed in Canada on recycled newsprint with vegetable-based inks. Press run 100,000. Copuright WCWC 2003. Alk rights reserved. Written material may be used without permission when credit is given

Published by Western Canada Wilderness Committee,
651 Johnson street,
Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8W 1M7
Tel.: 250-388-9292 Fax: 250-388-9223
www.wildernesscommitteevictoria.org

To visit our main office: www.wildernesscommittee.org