Protesters target B.C. forests minister's Langford office over old-growth logging

Protesters target B.C. forests minister's Langford office over old-growth logging

A group of protesters gathered outside B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar’s Langford office Sunday, accusing the provincial government of failing to live up to its commitments to protect old-growth forests. The demonstrators say the province is moving in the wrong direction on old-growth protection and pointed to an increase in old-growth timber being offered through BC Timber Sales. “They promised to protect old growth, and right now, he’s just …