On #WalbranWednesday, tell Minister Polak to speak up for the Walbran
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 November 2016 17:15
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Tell BC's Environment Minister to stand up for the Walbran Valley
Dear Paov,
This #WalbranWednesday, we’re calling on Minister of Environment Mary Polak to stop sitting on the sidelines of the logging crisis in the Walbran Valley.
For more than a year, the Walbran Valley has been under threat by logging corporation Teal Jones. Thousands of you have written letters to the Minister of Forests and the Premier of BC, demanding them to put a hold on clearcutting in the Walbran Valley and engage with the company, First Nations and the public to find a solution.
However, Teal Jones has rejected cooperation, and the Premier and the Minister of Forests have done all they can to ignore this issue, while the citizens, municipal governments, and businesses are begging for a solution.
The situation in the Walbran Valley is an environmental crisis, but BC Environment Minister Mary Polak, has been nowhere to be found.
Minister Polak insists that this is a forest issue to be dealt with by the forest minister and that the Walbran isn’t her concern.
On #WalbranWednesday, we're encouraging YOU to call on Minister Polak to oppose the destruction of the Central Walbran Valley.
In TV appearances over the last year, the Environment Minister consistently dodged responsibility on the Walbran. In one interview she claims that the Walbran issue, “is about taking things out of the environment, and as such is the responsibility of Minister Thomson [of Forests]."
She says the Ministry of Environment doesn’t set policy around forest issues, and refuses to get involved in the issue. In another, she cites one of BC’s main logging lobbyists in her justification of the destruction of the Walbran by pointing out that there are protected areas elsewhere in the province.
It’s concerning to hear a Minister whose job is protecting the environment quote a lobbyist whose job is profiting from its exploitation. It’s disappointing that the Environment Minister won’t act on an environmental issue as pressing as the Walbran Valley.
Clearcutting rare old-growth forests impacts water, endangered species and our climate, and it’s time for Minister Polak to start dealing with this issue.
Click here for Minister Polak's contact info.
This WalbranWednesday, take a few minutes to call, email or tweet (or, our favourite: all three!) to Minister Polak.
We encourage you to give us a call, send us an email or post on the #WalbranWednesday Facebook page to let us know how your conversation went! You can contact our Victoria office at (250) 388-9292 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with feedback.
It’s time for the BC government to listen to these leaders and to the thousands of citizens who are calling for action!
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