a13@mindlink.UUCP (Peter Ronald) (05/28/89)
DON'T LET IT BE A CLEAR-CUT DECISION!
On the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, grows
the best Sitka spruce left in Canada. Canada's tallest tree, a
311 foot giant is found here. Ancient groves of Sitka once
dominated the alluvial river flats near the mouths of rivers
emptying into the Canadian Pacific. Nearly all have been logged
over the last century. Concerned people want to save the 27
square mile Carmanah Valley to ensure that this natural heritage
is preserved forever.
Logging giant MacMillan Bloedel is spending thousands of dollars
to convince us that more than 90% of Carmanah Valley must be
logged.
The greatest threat to the forest industry is not wilderness
preservation, as claimed, but over cutting, soil erosion and
inadequate forest regeneration.
We cannot sustain our economy AND destroy our environment.
When you help preserve Carmanah Valley you are helping to save
planet earth, of which we are all a part: rainforests stabilize
the earth's climate and release life giving oxygen. You are
helping us to live within the web of life without destroying it.
Please take a moment to write to the government of British
Columbia and add your voice to the many that want the pristine
majesty of Carmanah saved from logging. We expect an
announcement on the fate of the Carmanah Valley within the next
two weeks. There is just enough time to have your feelings
represented to the government of British Columbia.
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PLEASE PRINT AND MAIL THE FOLLOWING LETTER IMMEDIATELY!
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Premier W. Vander Zalm
Parliament Buildings
Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4
Dear Honourable Premier,
Logging interests believe that preserving 8% of Carnanah Valley
is enough to ensure protection of the 700 year old spruce growing
there. They claim that reserving 538 hectares where the largest
of the Sitka spruce grow while logging over 90% of the valley is
sufficient protection and that road access into the bottom of the
valley will enhance recreation opportunity.
Environmentalists hold that the entire 6,700 hectare valley must
be preserved. They believe that extensive logging will result in
irreversible blowdown and erosion. They state that to fully
protect the Carmanah watershed and giant spruce, 100% of the
primordial ecosystem must be preserved and that a system of
hiking trails throughout the valley will enhance the West Coast
Trail in the adjacent Pacific Rim National Park.
Regarding these two options, I support:
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|_| Preserving 8% of Carmanah, the area proposed by logging
interests.
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|_| Preserving all of Carmanah, the proposal supported by
environmentalists.
Other opinion ___________________________________________________
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Sincerely,
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Peter_Ronald a13@mindlink.uucp /// They don't understand
1441 E. 2nd Ave., Vancouver, BC CANADA \\\/// We live on Indian land.
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