Vancouver Island leaders vote against resolution to protect B.C.’s old-growth forests
Elected officials from around Vancouver Island voted against a resolution to ask for protection of all of B.C.’s old-growth forests.
Metchosin Coun. Jay Shukin referenced the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s most recent report that suggested that aside from moving to renewable energy sources like wind and solar, the next most impactful action would be to “stop the destruction of forests and wildland areas.” Regional District of Nanaimo director Jessica Stanley suggested she acknowledged the argument about trying to remedy past wrongs for First Nations who have been historically excluded from economic development opportunities, but said she had to vote in favour of the resolution for the next generation.
“It’s important to remember that those First Nations who are impacted within those discussions have the final say in what happens,” he said.
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