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Tolko won court order, but will the roadblock come down?
Mar 1, 2010 | In Protest | Send feedback »
On Friday, the British Columbia Supreme Court issued an order for the Okanagan Indian Band to remove their roadblock.
Tolko Industries haven't been able to log in the Brown's Creek area because the Okanagan Indian Band erected a blockade to stop loggi… more »
Okanagan Band sets up blockade to prevent Tolko's logging
Feb 22, 2010 | In Protest | Send feedback »
The Okanagan Indian Band set up a blockade this morning near the Brown's Creek Watershed to prevent Tolko Industries from moving logging equipment into the area.Chief Fabian Alexis said the blockade will remain while both sides talk to their lawyers.… more »
Okanagan Indian Band off-limits for Tolko's vehicles
Feb 17, 2010 | In Protest | Send feedback »
Tolko Industries has won a court decision to allow the company to log in Browns Creek on the west side of Okanagan Lake.
But now Tolko will need to find an alternative route to the area.
The Okanagan Indian Band has decided that Tolko vehicles will… more »
Protest at Brookfield Energy in Gatineau
Jan 15, 2010 | In Protest | Send feedback »
About 30 pensioners from the closed Fraser Papers' Thurso pulp mill protested today at a Brookfield Energy office in Gatineau.
The pensioners are upset that they could lose up to 40% of their incomes when Fraser Papers is restructured.
Brookfield A… more »
Court ruling will allow Tolko to continue logging
Jan 13, 2010 | In Protest | Send feedback »
The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled against the Okanagan Nation's bid to prevent Tolko from logging on the west side of Okanagan Lake.
“We are pleased with the court’s decision and the clarity it provides our company to move forward,” said Ma… more »
Another chemical spill in Marathon
Dec 18, 2009 | In Protest | Send feedback »
Yesterday there was another chemical spill in Marathon, Ontario. Earlier this month, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment agreed to allow Tembec (former owner of the bankrupt mill) to proceed with a plan to discharge three million litres of chemi… more »
Protest over chemical transfer is heating up in Marathon
Dec 17, 2009 | In Protest | Send feedback »
A week ago, Tembec held information sessions with the residents in Marathon, Ontario to explain the disposal process for the waste chemicals left behind in the Marathon Pulp mill when it went bankrupt.
Those information sessions have not eliminated th… more »
Blockade in Marathon stops transport of chemicals
Dec 10, 2009 | In Environmental News, Protest | Send feedback »
After the chemical spill earlier this week, Tembec has moved to trucking 1.5 million litres of waste chemicals from the Marathon Pulp mill to the spill basin.
Today, protesters from the neighbouring Pic River First Nation, along with about 40 people f… more »
Logging dispute continues near Vernon, B.C.
Nov 5, 2009 | In Protest | Send feedback »
Tolko really wants to log the trees damaged by the mountain pine beetle in the Browns Creek Watershed near Vernon, B.C.
The Okanagan First Nations believes the area is an archaeological site and it needs to be preserved.
On October 20th, members of… more »
Okanagan First Nations move to block logging by Tolko
Oct 23, 2009 | In Protest | Send feedback »
Okanagan First Nations does not want Tolko to log an area that they feel is culturally significant.
Tolko Industries, based in Vernon, B.C., plans to begin harvesting timber at Browns Creek, west of Okanagan Lake. This area has been the focus of a leg… more »
Smooth Rock Falls rallies to save mill site
Oct 6, 2009 | In Protest | Send feedback »
As demolition continues at the Tembec mill site in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario, the residents of the community decided to express their anger and frustration yesterday by blocking the entrance to the site.
More than 100 residents were up at the crack o… more »
Grassy Narrows First Nation in Superior Court tomorrow
Oct 5, 2009 | In Protest, Woodlands | Send feedback »
The Grassy Narrows First Nation finally will have their case heard in the Ontario Supreme Court starting tomorrow.
For years the Grassy Narrows First Nation, located 80km northeast of Kenora in northwestern Ontario has tried to put a stop to logging o… more »
Town of Pine Falls show support for locked out mill workers
Sep 18, 2009 | In Labour Negotiations, Protest | 2 feedbacks »
The people of Pine Falls, Manitoba are showing their support for the close to 300 locked out workers of their Tembec mill today.
The townspeople are joining the locked-out workers for a march today beginning at 10am. Pine Falls is a one-industry town… more »
CEP thinks it might be time for an election
Jun 14, 2009 | In Protest | 4 feedbacks »
Canada's 300,000 forestry workers and their families are facing the most severe crisis since the Great Depression. "The Conservative Party has given us nothing but rumours of help, and phantom promises." says Dave Coles, President of the Communica… more »
Thousands demonstrated in Ottawa today
Jun 2, 2009 | In Protest | 1 feedback »
At least 2,000 forestry workers represented by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP) demonstrated in Ottawa today.
They wanted to meet with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss solutions to the forestry crisis, includin… more »
