B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end
The blockade involves about 200 protestors opposing logging approved by Pacheedaht First Nation and Tsawak-qin Forestry, with over 1,000 arrests made enforcing injunctions, court ruling pending.
- On September 5, 2025, Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc. initiated legal action to obtain a court order aimed at ending a blockade affecting access to their logging operations on Vancouver Island close to Port Renfrew, British Columbia.
- The blockade began on August 25, 2025, by a group obstructing forestry operations allegedly without formal organization, prompting Tsawak-qin to allege unlawful obstruction.
- The Pacheedaht First Nation, whose territory includes the Walbran Valley, supports forestry harvesting plans approved by its leadership and calls for blockaders to vacate the area.
- Supreme Court Justice Amy Francis noted the protesters' organized actions illegally blocked access, while stating courts cannot address government forestry policies in injunction decisions.
- A court hearing held September 9 and 11, 2025, delayed its decision to September 12, which will determine if the blockade must end and access restored for lawful forestry activities.
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Logging Firm Wins Injunction to Halt Walbran Valley Blockade on Vancouver Island
A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., which is co-owned by Western Forest Products and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, had sought an end to the blockade outside Port Renfrew, B.C., that began on Aug. 25. Tsawak-qin Forestry filed a lawsuit against the blockaders last week, claiming the “unknown individuals” have prevented the compa…
Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island - The Turtle Island News
By Darryl Greer A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., which is co-owned by Western Forest Products and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, had sought an end to the blockade outside Port Renfrew, B.C., that began on Aug. 25. Tsawak-qin Forestry filed a lawsuit against the blockaders last week, claiming the “unknown individuals” have pr…
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Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER — A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., which is co-owned by Western Forest Products and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, had sought an end to the blockade outside Port Renfrew, B.C., that began on Aug. 25. Tsawak-qin Forestry filed a lawsuit against the blockaders last week, claiming the “unknown individuals” have prevent…
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-…
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B.C. First Nations and logging firm want Walbran Valley old-growth blockade to end
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.
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