We need nature, wilderness and a healthy climate more than ever. The fresh smell of a forest walk, the view of a frost-covered prairie field, the adorable and awe-inspiring creatures we share this planet with.

A mass rally at the legislature on Tuesday is intended to bring attention to the revenue the forestry industry creates and the people it supports, from loggers and tree fallers to industry suppliers and business owners, said Carl Sweet, a heavy equipment salesman in Campbell River and one of the eventÍs organizers. Photograph By TIMES COLONIST

Kanahus Manuel accepting the Eugene Rogers Environmental Award

Torrance Coste, Mark Worthing and Emily Hoffpauir talk to media after the Campbell River forests talk was cancelled by the City

Photo: Government of British Columbia