APTN National News
Despite cries of protest from government officials and environmentalists, the Nanoose First Nation plans to cut down a patch of forest west of Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island.
The forest of Douglas fir is home to wetlands and dozens of species.
Environmentalists are saying some of the species are also endangered.
APTN National News reporter Wayne Roberts has this story.
I agree that the Nanoose First Nation need more economic stability but contracting loggers to come in and log one of the last remaining intact CDF ecosystem without exhausting all other options is hard to condone. Nanoose FN’s now have the leavage with Land Conservancies and non-profits trying to save these last stands of Douglas Fir to receive fair market value for the trees and possibly there can be an agreement signed with the Province (it’s citizens) for them to manage this area as an interpretative and cultural eco-tour site bringing more eco-tourists to the area and give them a steady income stream for their peoples. Unfortunately, we can not undo the past but more wrongs don’t make it better for anyone, especially the environment and it’s creatures.