This #WalbranWednesday tell Premier Clark to protect old-growth

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Published on Tuesday, 02 August 2016 13:15

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It’s the first week of the month – time for #WalbranWednesday!

Dear Paov,

Premier Christy Clark has the authority to step in on any provincial issue, and it’s time to demand she does just that in the Walbran Valley.

Minister of Forests Steve Thomson has failed so far to acknowledge your concerns and explain how the government plans to protect BC’s endangered old-growth rain forests.

So tomorrow, we’re calling his boss.

In the last year more than 8,000 people have written to the Premier, calling on her to set the central Walbran off-limits to logging and find a solution that works for the environment as well as local First Nations.

But this fight isn’t over, and we’re not going to let Premier Clark off the hook.

Phone Number:

1. Office of the Premier: (250) 387-1715
2. Kelowna Constituency Office: (250) 768-8426

Email addresses: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For those of you on Twitter, send Premier Clark a message: @christyclarkbc

Here are some sample tweets:

Hey @christyclarkbc, old-growth rainforests are irreplaceable – listen to the people & stop logging in the #WalbranValley! #bcpoli

1000+ years to grow, minutes to cut down. Old-growth #forests are too rare to liquidate @christyclarkbc, stand up for the #WalbranValley!

Old-growth #forests are so much more than timber @christyclarkbc, cancel #WalbranValley cutblocks & help find a solution! #bcpoli The Premier is a public servant, but her silence on this issue shows she is siding with private interests instead of acting for the public good.

Our goal is to have as many people as possible phone the Premier’s offices during business hours on Wednesday with a unified demand: set the central Walbran Valley off-limits to logging!

For our Walbran Wednesday phone blitzes, we ask that you keep the tone civil and respectful. We want to send a strong message that people care passionately about protecting this ancient forest, and that stopping the destruction of the Central Walbran Valley is simply the right thing to do.

Here's a sample script you can use with staff at Premier Clark's office. You could also use the script to email the Premier. The script, however, is just a suggestion – we know many of you have been passionate advocates for the protection of old-growth forests for years, and that your argument, in your own words, carries so much power!

For more information about the Walbran Valley, please check out our campaign web page or letter-writing tool.

We encourage you to let us know how your conversation went. Give us a call at (250) 388-9292, send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or post on the Walbran Wednesday facebook page.

Together we will save the Walbran Valley.

For the wild,

Torrance Coste | Vancouver Island Campaigner
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