Carole Tootill says she was an armchair activist until she heard about old growth trees at risk in the Fairy Creek Watershed. A collective known as the Rainforest Flying Squad formed, and blockades became a fixture around Fairy Creek. First Nation and province agree on deferralThe Fairy Creek Watershed resides in the traditional territory of the Pacheedaht First Nation. government agreed and says the entire Fairy Creek watershed is included in the deferral. A protester is cantilevered over a creek at the end of a sailboat mast being held down with a car at a Fairy Creek old-growth logging protest, near Port Renfrew, B.C.

Source: CBC News August 02, 2021 00:33 UTC