B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end

B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end

Pacheedaht First Nations orders forestry protest camp out of Walbran Valley | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

Pacheedaht First Nations orders forestry protest camp out of Walbran Valley Holly Stocking Thu, 09/11/2025 - 15:55 Walbran Valley, Vancouver Island, BC As yet another protest encampment begins growing in the backroads of Pacheedaht traditional territory, First Nations are pushing back, ordering the unwelcome protestors out. At issue is an area in the Walbran Valley that protestors say contains old growth trees that they claim are slated to be lo…

B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end – Energeticcity.ca

VANCOUVER — The Pacheedaht First Nation on Vancouver Island says a blockade opposed to old-growth logging on its traditional territory in the Walbran Valley near Port Renfrew, B.C., is undermining its authority and should disband. The First Nation says in a statement that forestry is a “cornerstone” of its economy, and is calling for the blockaders to “stand down and leave.” It comes after Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., a firm co-owned by the Huu-ay-…