Agathe Bernard

Call to stop logging endangered rainforests in B.C.

What you can do

You’ve signed the petition. You’re part of the movement that has forced the B.C. premier and his government to promise to save old-growth forests. Now it’s time to call your MLA and tell them to protect endangered non-renewable old-growth forests.

Already called your MLA? Call them again. There are a lot of pressing issues facing the government right now, and we know politicians will only take action on what we demand.

Why this matters

When you make your call, you’ll reach staff at their office who will pass your message to your MLA. There are a lot of misconceptions about what the government has and hasn’t done for old-growth, and many constituency staff and MLAs are using inaccurate talking points provided by the Minister of Forests office. Use this guide to find out what’s up with old-growth and sort facts from fiction. If you have a personal connection to an old-growth forest, start with that — personal stories are powerful!

Points to make in your call:
  • The B.C. government continues to allow logging of irreplaceable at-risk old-growth forests every day, despite promising to save these ancient forests.
  • The provincial government has deferred logging in 2.4 million hectares of old-growth, but much of those deferrals are in areas of small trees instead of iconic big-tree old-growth.
  • Immediate funding is needed to offset any economic impacts of deferrals for First Nations and forest workers and to pursue permanent protection of at-risk forests with investments in sustainable economic alternatives.
  • Tens of thousands of hectares of the most at-risk old-growth forests, including those prioritized for deferral, continue to be logged.
  • None of the 14 recommendations of the Old-Growth Strategic Review report, released in 2020, have been completed.
Points to make in your call:
  • The B.C. government continues to allow logging of irreplaceable at-risk old-growth forests every day, despite promising to save these ancient forests.
  • The provincial government has deferred logging in 2.4 million hectares of old-growth, but much of those deferrals are in areas of small trees instead of iconic big-tree old-growth.
  • Immediate funding is needed to offset any economic impacts of deferrals for First Nations and forest workers and to pursue permanent protection of at-risk forests with investments in sustainable economic alternatives.
  • Tens of thousands of hectares of the most at-risk old-growth forests, including those prioritized for deferral, continue to be logged.
  • None of the 14 recommendations of the Old-Growth Strategic Review report, released in 2020, have been completed.