Western Canada Wilderness Committee

Canadians want Carmanah Valley, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, to be added to the Pacific Rim National Park in order to preserve it. But the Carmanah area, which hosts the tallest trees in Canada, is in the midst of a controversy since loggers would like to cut these trees in order to feed nearby Port Alberni's mills.

Photography: Francois Cleroux, Adrian Dorst, Mark Hobson, Ken Lay, Ian Mackenzie

Writer: Joe Foy

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Design: Bev Dusseault, Ken Lay

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Map: Nola Johnston

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