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831 Dave Nagel Victoria BC It's very disappointing to see the continued selling off of public assets and placing them into private hands. The current BC government is betraying the taxpayers whom they are supposed to be representing.
830 Doug Turner Victoria BC Totally corrupt and inexcusable behaviour by Rich Coleman as well as other MLA's such as Ida Chong.
829 Christophe LAGUIGNÉ Victoria BC It is time not to think in terms of growth but in terms of preservation. What we have, one of the last parcel of the earth's lung, is not for sale, it is irreplaceable. Sustainable growth, two antinomian adjectives to my humble opinion, as fashionable as it is does not make sens, to grow, you need more, to have more you need to take, when you have taken, it is gone for ever and it is especially true when you are speaking of space. You can probably make a sandwich with one hundred dollars bills, but I doubt the nutritious quality of it... Christophe.
828 Rick Green Vancouver BC The Auditor General's report on this land deal is proof that it is not in the public's interest. I think there should be a police investigation.
827 Daniel Ostler Ladysmith BC
826 Graham Bompas Shawnigan Lake BC This is a little late in getting the Dufus out of his forestry fiasco. Maybe it will help in getting him out of government.
825Private Private Victoria BC
824 Kathleen Lush Victoria BC
823 Odette Kalman Victoria BC Another dream dashed that the government might listen. At least you thought in the wake of climate change, self-sufficiency and water conservation that there is some revision in the process of preventing more self-sustaining forest land being exchanged for concrete. All the carbon-tax hoopla does not make up for the loss of true, natural experience. Public hearings are a must to pay respect to people who are effected by short sighted government decisions.
822 Jordon Terris Courtenay BC
821 Carl White Victoria BC You guys are doing a great job!! :) I really did not know what was going on in terms of the extent of future urban planning if not for you. Thanks Carl White, Barracuda Surfboards
820 shaun peters victoria BC
819 Kevin Brown Victoria BC
818 Michael Optis Victoria BC
817 eric nordal victoria BC
816 Michelle de Vries Victoria BC I have been to this area many times. It is so beautiful up there and a great place to get away not to mention the wildlife. I think we have enough towns, where people can build, on this island that areas like Jordan River should be protected so that everyone may enjoy them the way they are supposed to enjoyed.
815 jesse grube victoria BC doing stuff you know you shouldn't?
814 Franz Dessombes Victoria BC
813 Margaret McCormack North Saanich BC
812 david pollock Victoria BC
811 walter kazuro Victoria BC
810 bill heidrick zeballos BC Unconscionable and ill considered action by an arrogant minister!
809 Hdllytfy Hdllytfy DsTNEulaScIF BC interesting site man
808 Oeymdecl Oeymdecl nKWajJibjZxjdXjW BC It's funny goodluck
807 Kathleen Woodley Zeballos BC
806 Jessica Van der Veen Victoria BC The Liberal government must be stopped -- they are selling our future to pay for the present. Short term, short-sighted and dangerous.
805 Sally Coram Vancouver BC
804 Chris Bennett Victoria BC A betrayal of trust!
803 sarah dauphinee victoria BC leave well enough alone...it should be park
802 Gail Morton Port Alberni BC Mr. Coleman's policies have placed cities such as Port Alberni on the endangered list of forestry communities in BC. They have been a major cause of the destruction of our economic well being, ecosystems and watersheds, and a testament to this government's unwillingness to communicate with the communities it is supposed to represent in order to act for the common good. No words can adequately express our dismay, disappointment, anger and disgust regarding Mr. Coleman's multiple breach of the public trust.
801 anne wilson qualicum beach BC Rich Coleman MUST RESIGN!
800 Willy Egeland Saltspring Island BC
799 Laurel Dietz Victoria BC
798 jacqui macdonald victoria BC
797 Sarah Stubblefield Victoria BC The Minister of Forests does not have the interests of the citizens of BC or of the forests themselves on his mandate, and is an embarrassment. He should be replaced.
796 Alicia Donaldson Victoria BC We must plan for the long term and consider what is best for the ecosystem.
795Private Private victoria BC It is totally unacceptable that this Minister allowed WFP to remove land from the TFL and put this property up for sale. He should have learned from his mistake in releasing TFL lands in the Alberni Region and the Court decision that ruled against that move! As a Professional who has worked for 30 years in the Forest industry, I feel strongly that this Minister should be removed from his position, and the Primier is remiss in not doing so!
794 Carolyn Emo Victoria BC
793 Marilyn Kan Victoria BC
792 maurie bernard North vancouver BC
791 James Falcon Salt Spring Island BC Please do the right thing.
790Private Private sidney BC
789Private Private Sidney BC The remaining old-growth forests of BC must be preserved. The Government has the power to do this, but persists in allowing logging of these forests. We need a new Minister who will act as a true steward of the forests for all of BC's citizens, not just the logging companies.
788Private Private sidney BC I think its time for Mr Coleman to step down abnd allow another more competent person to take on the job
787 Wendy Leslie SIDNEY BC My grandfather was the first horse logger in Nakusp at the turn of the century. He would be so distressed at the total mismanagement of our forests and the stupid thoughtless 'giveaways' of our logging tenures to the huge multi national companies ever looking for this type of ignorance in the industry to make more profits off the backs of our forestry communities throughout our province. Leaving broken lives and hopeless futures for the hardest working people in our depleted province. The present BC Liberal government is the worst we have yet experienced. Heartless, arrogant, and ever racing to leave no natural resource in tact. Mr. Coleman has played a major role in this tragedy!! He MUST RESIGN.
786Private Private Ottawa ON
785 Claire Ebendinger Brentwood Bay BC
784Private Private Victoria BC
783 andrea panich victoria BC
782 Patricia Flannagan SaltSpring BC I do not have confidence in this Minister nor believe he has upheld the public trust.
781Private Private Victoria BC
780 Andrew Okulitch Salt Spring Island BC Sorry I'm late with this - was out of town. Great first step. Let's work to get rid of the entire government next.
779 Vienna Demeduk Victoria BC
778 Alexis Braun Victoria BC
777 jennifer lowe victoria BC Another obscene act of our government that shows us that they don't care about our world renown wilderness. I guess by the time they realize it's worth protecting it will be too late. I believe Minister Coleman has too much to gain from the forest industry to make decisions about how to manage it.
776 gregory hay ladysmith BC
775 John Middleton Cobble Hill BC Oh how green our dear Liberals are. Giving away our land to keep their business buddies happy is a perfect example of their green thoughts or should I say brown thoughts as in the colour of 100 dollar bills. The sooner we get rid of Colman the better but who is to say he will not be replaced by another Korperate butt busser.
774 Deborah LeFrank Victoria BC Dear Mr. Coleman, Do the right thing and step down from your position. You have lost sight of the fact that you are hired by and are to be working for the people of the British Columbia. Western Forest Products does not need your hand out which is our incredibly great loss. Be brave. Find a new job somewhere else. Deborah LeFrank
773 Gizelle Grant victoria BC
772 Marylou Simmons Surrey BC
771 wendy schultz victoria BC We must guard our old growth forests, and stop thinking only in terms of economic viability. Having sustainable forests and old growth forests in my back yard is much more important to me than the tax dollars that come in as a result of developers putting in new commercial and housing developments. They are thinking only of profit here and now, not for the future generations.
770 Susan Creba Nanaimo BC The forest lands of British Columbia should remain owned by the people of the province, not by corporations. This sell-off is a betrayal of the people's trust by the Minister and this government.
769 marne st claire victoria BC This is a crucial time in the life of our planet. Leadership of a cautious, conservative nature is needed. Giving away our forest land for development is counterindicated. Concentrate on the need to reforest our beetle kill areas and address the methatne and carbon load going into the atmosphere.
768 Nicole Thibeault Victoria BC
767 Dave Hazzan Victoria BC
766Private Private Victoria BC
765 William Newman Sidney BC I hear nothing but pessimistic and negative comments from this forestry minister regarding the forestry industry in B.C. I am also appalled at his giveaway of forest lands north of Sooke without any consultation with local autorities.
764 jacquie kidd Sidney BC exporting raw logs and the total lack of support for secondary wood industries has destroyed many workers lives in BC. Why do we have no market here to supply all the huge housing developments on the Island and Mainland? Why are all the logging companies foreign owned and half the property? We need to support domestic ownership, cooperative ventures, and BC manufacturing.
763 Susan Dulc Victoria BC
762Private Private Victoria BC Close friends have lost their jobs in the forestry industry and are now in dire straits as this has cut off not only their income but benefits as well. We need to stop selling BC and to manage our forests in a manner that protects our forests, the industry, jobs and the environment.
761 chris jones victoria BC
760 Robbyn Turner Duncan BC We need to be the voice for our wildlife .. for the sake of their and our continued existence!
759 Dave Fodor Victoria BC
758 Pieter Vorster Powell River BC
757 dylan hardie Victoria BC The greater good for the greatest number of people should be the mantra of government. Decisions that benefit the few corporate players are not in the interest of the populace nor of the economy as a whole. Sustainable harvest = steady employment (from logging to processing to manufacturing); old growth protection = tourist dollars + possible future research in many areas. Bulldozing hectacres of forests for subdivisions does much environmental harm, and in the end economic harm. Short term decisions do not make for sustainable living. The government needs to look beyond the next election and make decisions that may be hard for their corporate financiers to swallow, but that will benefit Canadians as a whole. Trees are more than just potential lumberjack jogs. They are economic and environmental security.
756 Tanya Eastman Peterborough ON British Columbia is too beautiful to waste. There is no other place like it in the world that can captivate so much life and wonder simply by its presence. We need to think about our grandchildren and the fact that we want them to experiene this majestic beauty and not just read about it in the history books.
755 Susanne Shaw Port Alice BC Giving away our land and forests for WFP is indicative of a corporate puppet in office--not a Canadian, interested in the welfare of our country, our environment, our wildlife and our citizens. What Coleman has done are the acts of a traitor. He must resign and he must be charged with theft, for giving away public property. Canadians do not want raw logs exports and forest giveaways!
754 Kristopher Rand Victoria BC
753 Megan Scott Lillooet BC
752 Alison Faulkner Victoria BC
751 Cindy Little Shawnigan Lake BC
750Private Private lillooet BC
749 brian haugen langley BC Richard Coleman should hang his head in shame!! This whole government looks like it is selling out the very people they swore an oath to work for. Hopefully ALL the sell outs/privatizations and give aways (like out water system) are remembered at next years election!!!
748 Ariel Lenske Cowichan Bay BC
747 GORDON KOKAK VICTORIA BC
746 Jean Sylwester Victoria BC
745 Richard Carver Nelson BC
744 Barb Streich Kimberley BC
743 Lindy Harrigan Vancouver BC
742 Amanda Wilson Victoria BC
741 Eric Sperrer sooke BC I am tired of having our Provence sold to developers, as well as having our own raw loges being sent overseas, While the people of BC suffer the consequences,
740 carolyn masson victoria BC
739 Patricia Keays Powell River BC As a Director of the Ecocare Conservancy of the Powell River Region, I am signing the petition and pleading for a new forest Ministry and policy in British Columbia on behalf of the non-profit society I represent, the directors and supporters in the Powell River area, as well as myself. Our forest policy and practice is a global embarrassment and shame at a time of unprecedented awareness about global warming and ecological values. When the rubber hit the dirt road of the resource harvesting zone, the so-called new "green" policy turned dark brown and stinks like hypocrisy.
738Private Private Sidney BC BC forests are for our citizens to enjoy and for our own animal kingdom and especially for our own workers where they can find employment. Our forests are not for exploitation where our own raw un-milled logs leave the country. Controlled conditions where our forests can be self regenerating.
737 Donna Dow Courtenay BC stop the export of raw logs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need a progressive forestry minister, in other words, a new one.
736 Daniel ONeill Courtenay BC The removal of such a large area of land from WFP's tree farm licences is a betrayal of the public public interest which will have negative consequences for planning and sustainability in the region for years to come. The Minister should resign and the government should work to undo this damage.
735 Thelma Wright Victoria BC
734Private Private Sooke BC Dear Rich, Congratulations on your successful dismantling of the last fibers of the Public Trust. Hope you and your corporate raiders buddies have enjoyed the game, you sick, pathetic, arrogant substitute for a man. I hope you can receive treatment for your pathological disease. But, first, please resign. Quit. Get out of our forests!
733 Josh Rauw Victoria BC
732 tess poirier sidney BC
731 susanne wilson victoria BC The havoc that minister Coleman has created during his tenure as Forest Minister is truly disgraceful. His lack of regard for the people and the forestry lands and resources of British Columbia is unprecedented. He must be replaced by someone -- if there is anyone in this government -- who values our forests as unique and irreplaceable ecosystems that need to be preserved and managed in the most careful of ways.
730 Don Palmer Victoria BC
729 Kim Lougheed Victoria BC
728 Eileen Wheeler Victoria BC
727 Cyrano M. Duncan B.C BC Lets bring our forest industry back into check with reality!
726 Anthony Garnett Sidney BC
725 Sunshine Goldsberry Coombs BC
724Private Private Victoria BC
723 glyn humphries nelson BC he needs to resign: he is in the wrong job
722 derek randall Victoria BC Time for corporate sympathizers in government to be shown the door. Disgraceful behaviour for a forests minister who should be administering the forests on behalf of all british columbians
721 Peter Murray Victoria BC
720 IAN McFARLAND Duncan BC Dear Mr. Coleman, Please do something about the sad state of our forest industries. The least you can do is to ban raw log exports. I have never heard anyone from the lumber lobby in the U.S. complain about the price of raw logs, as they are complaining about finished lumber, and insisting on quotas. They know they're gettting a good deal and aren't about to complain.
719Private Private Victoria BC Enough !
718 Marlene Crozier Delta BC As a caring citizen of our great province I demand the resignition of Rick Coleman
717 Martha Warnes Victoria BC The decision to delete 28,000 hectares from the Western Forest Products' tree farm license is just too Rich for my blood, which curdles when I think of the resulting devastation of our precious forests here on Vancouver Island and elsewhere. If Rich Coleman has so little regard (which is obvious) for the beauty and well-being of BC's forests and people, then what on earth is he doing with his current portfolio?? Or perhaps this is why he was appointed to Lands and Forests in the first place, to make sure that his interests would parallel and benefit corporate coffers, as seems to be the case with just about everything the current BC government has been doing. The only 'liberal' thing about this government is their misuse of taxpayers' funds and their disregard for humanity and the natural environment. Enough is enough!
716Private Private Victoria BC
715 Edna Nagy Nakusp BC
714 Michael St. Claire Victoria BC BC
713 Bruce Fraser Victoria BC
712 Michele Murphy Victoria BC We have charged the government with the responsibility of managing our forest land as a natural resource, not creating real estate opportunities for corporations. If WFP does not have the creativity to remain viable in the forest industry during this challenging time, then it needs to step aside and let someone else try. It is not OK to change the game. Real Estate development is NOT a forest product.
711 birthe achtner nelson BC
710 Philip Lake Salt Spring Island BC
709 Heather Duerichen Victoria BC
708 Christa Grace-Warrick Pender Island BC Logging regulations and enforcement are clearly failing our province and its citizens. It is time for soemone to take charge.
707Private Private Victoria BC
706 mallory morrison Sidney BC
705 Laverne Macdonnell Peachland BC Yes,get rid of Rich Coleman.We need someone who is not so supportive of the big corporations but represents the people of B.C. for the good of B.C. and the people .
704 Mark Donoghue Creston BC It is time for Mr. Coleman to go
703 Andrew Louis Victoria BC
702Private Private Sidney BC The sadness comes from intense desire for money, and lots of it, without recognition for the consequences to those to whom the money doesn't matter ( trees, plants, birds, animals, water and watersheds, micro and macro environments ).
701 Henry Chipps Sooke BC
700 Kathryn Sandberg Comox BC
699 margaret fear Victoria BC I Am so saddened for our forests,the practices that gone on for so long,we must bring back sustainable logging ,it can be done ,Also stop the export of raw logs ,lets envision a made in BC furniture industry,apprenticeships for school leavers ,we all don,t need to go to university,& bring dignity to the forester
698 Jennifer Medd Victoria BC
697 Stephanie Hubbard Victoria BC
696 James Holtz Victoria BC
695 SHEILA PARCHER Qualicum Beach BC Not only should Coleman resign the raw logs leaving our province should be stopped. If this does not happen soon we are going to be in a worse depression than the USA
694 Ralph Poynting Merritt BC Manage the forest for the future of working people and the future of BC, not for the short term profits of multinatioal companies.
693 Gillian Seymour Nanaimo BC
692 richard wilson victoria BC
691 joanne wilson victoria BC It is an outrage that our tree licenced public lands are taken without our consent and sold for profit. This action displays a complete lack of respect and four sight for the present and future generations of this province. It is beyond comprehension that an decision like this could be conceived and acted on by people who have been put in a position of power to protect and safeguard the people of British Columbia and there lands and resources. This selling of these public lands exhibits a complete misuse of trust and power while flaunting irresponsibility and recklessness.
690 paul phillips victoria BC Not that the Minister of Forests and Range cares one bit about any duty to the public, or public ownership of lands.He doesn't.There isa void where there should be a conscience.Any morality he might have ever felt, has been sold,and sold off to the highest financial offer.Resign you dishonourable creature before you do any further damage to our Province.
689 Duuncan McIndoe Victoria BC
688 Adina McIndoe Victoria BC
687 irene fizzell victoria BC Time to find an environment minister who actually cares about the environment in B.C.
686 Margaret Taylor Victoria BC B.C. and it's Forest Minister should be following the example of Scandanavian countries regarding sustainable forestry policies and procedures. B.C. has a chance to be truly green and be on the forefront of sustainable/green initiatives and industries rather than just paying lip service to it. Why is Gordon Campbell pretending to be "green", hopping on the carbon credit bandwagon and yet still pushing oil and gas exploration - a huge carbon emitter. Premier Campbell and his forest and environment ministers should be setting up progams and incentives for sustainable, community based forestry and other industries such as wind, tidal and geothermal power. We may only be in the "best place in the world" for a short time if the current policies are continued. May I also take this moment to say that allowing private companies to dam hundreds of small rivers is also insanity. One large hydro project (i.e. Site C) would be far less of an impact than spoiling hundreds of small rivers and their ecosystems with road and hydro line access, not to mention the recreation values for hikers, fisherman and kayakers to name a few.....then allowing these private companies to take all the profit and keep out the public....whose land it is! Are you all insane!! You are selling out from under the public's feet our province's precious resources. What legacy are you leaving the next generation so that a very few can get rich??
685 Bill Maconachie Victoria BC The current B.C. "Liberal" government has consistently favoured short term corporate interests over the long term interests of the citizens of the province, to say nothing of the long term health of the forests. With specific relation to forest policies, we have seen firstly the cancellation of longstanding policy which made it mandatory for timber companies to mill the logs they were cutting in the local area, thus creating many jobs which have now been exported by allowing timber companies to cut logs and export them to US mills for processing, at great profit to the companies and devastation for the many small B.C. towns which were dependent on the milling jobs. Even if, as the government suggest, many of these mills were obsolete and inefficient, the forest companies should have modernized them, or paid a large penalty price to the province to get permission to shut such mills down. This government, in "helping" the companies tilted their policies totally to favour the companies with no penalties involved. They've repeated this form of disguised subsidization of the companies with the Western Forest land deal which was done with no real consultation with the public, or with any real debate in the legislature. Rich Coleman is a disaster as a minister and he is quite representative of a government which has no idea of what goes on in the province outside the lower mainland. I could go on, but I'm sure you get the idea.
684Private Private Victoria BC
683 Ian Birch Victoria BC
682 Elsie Dean Burnaby BC We need someone in government who will protect our forests, especially what is left of old growth. The forests belong to the people not to foreign corporations. Coleman does not govern for me or other working people.
681 scott ritter Victoria BC
680 Jocelyn Kiser Sherrley BC
679 Monica Otterstein West Vancouver, B.C. BC Dear Mr. Coleman, You have proven over time that you believe B.C. to be your private property with which you can do whatever is best for you. The time has come that our province has to be managed with responsibility and that we preserve our valuable old forests as national treasures. You have been voted in by the people and should therefore also listen to the people and not to big money grabbing corporations. In the end you will have to answer to your wrong doings. If you feel you cannot do a more farsighted job, then maybe it is better for you to let someone else make these decisions, someone who carries more social responsibility and has a stronger tie to the beauty of our province. Thank you, Monica Otterstein
678 martina tarr Sidney BC
677Private Private Vancouver BC
676Private Private Lantzville BC Please save our forests for our granschildren and future generations to enjoy as we have enjoyed them.
675 Gregg Koep Sooke BC Please save our forests for future generations' enjoyment. I do not wish urban sprawl that will benefit no one except developers pockets. Once old growth forests are gone they are gone forever, unless humans go extinct some time soon, which may happen if we continue to harm our environment to satisfy selfish human greed.
674 Drea Gibson shirley BC You have my full support, please let me know if there is anything else I can do.
673 linda Darby Victoria BC There is no justification for the mismanagement of our forests and give away land deals that have occured. This is to request Rich Coleman's resignation.
672 David Walker Victoria BC I would encourage a cabinet minister to view the forest industry as a viable part of our economy over a hundred years not just to satisfy the imediate needs for the next election.
671 Cynthia Callahan-Maureen Victoria BC Forests are not tree farms, they are the lungs of our planet and the homes of living creatures without whom humans cannot survive. Corporations have a legal duty to maximize profit for their shareholders. Think about it.
670 Beau Beiks Vancouver BC
669 Stephen Pollard Vancouver BC
668 Candis Taylor Nanaimo BC
667 Margaret McMurchy Victoria BC
666 Enrique Rivas Victoria BC
665 sandy gagnon port alberni BC
664 Maria Nunn Victoria BC
663 Andrew Duffels Victoria BC
662 Sue Innes Shirley BC
661 jim mcallister victoria BC
660 Scott McCall Victoria BC As a carpenter and woodworker, I deal with the products of our forest industry every day. I build houses with plywood that was made overseas, with OUR trees, and then sold back to us...this is totally unsatisfactory, seeing that millworkers here need the work of producing such products as plywood, so that their families and our own national economy can thrive. I demand the end of raw log exports, and I am not the only one. Everywhere you go, you see signs which read, "Ban Raw Log Exports". Obviously, the Canadian people want to keep the wood, and the work, here at home. Let's have a referendum, and let the people decide by voting, as in a true democracy, whether or not they want to denude our forests for the sake of golfcourses and condominiums...the more timber we send offshore, the more we have to cut to satisfy our own needs.
659 Walter Vohradsky Merritt BC
658 Eileen Wttewaall Salt Spring Island BC
657Private Private Victoria BC
656 Jennifer Duggan Parksville BC We need a minister who will protect the environment for the piblic good. Someone has to stand up against the rape and pillage of this current gov't. I fear to find out what this gov't true agenda really is.
655 Lucas Harris Surrey BC As a local surfer on the west coast of Vancouver island who has been affected by the terrible decisions of Rich Coleman, I demand his resignation and urge the provincial government to plan with longevity in mind to avoid embarrassing future scenarios. We need our biosphere. Its how we define ourselves. Its time to start showing some respect before its to late.
654 diane kennedy Cowichan Bay, BC
653 Gord McAdams Nelson BC
652 wilbert penny powell river BC ITS TIME WE DID SOMETHINGS ABOUT THIS MESS IN BC, OUR FAMLIES ARE IN DIRER NEED, OF WORK, AND WE THE OLDER GENERATION ARE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG AND SUPPORTING THE YOUNGER GENERATION, BECAUSE OF THE MESS IN OUR GREAT FOREST THANK
651 Sharon Godkin Sidney BC
650 Hilary Duinker Victoria BC
649 Avital Cherniawsky Victoria BC
648 Bruce Pinard Victoria BC WE all can only hope and pray the Basi trial will be their final undoing. A good ridance goodbye to those LIEberals and their teflon king
647 Le-Anne Hill Armstrong BC I live & enjoy living in a "rural" farming comminity. I feel privelaged to be able to enjoy the nature and unobstructed views I am surrounded by. The wild animals here are left to fend for them-selves as nature intended and I am left to only "witness" their beauty and natural habits. To " impact" the natural order of our wildlife with cars,housing & roadways is only a "trainwreck" and truly every-one's loss. Let's leave a piece of nature for the creatues for future generations to enjoy.
646 Stephanie Weinstein Victoria BC
645Private Private Victoria BC
644 Suzanne Hamilton Sidney BC Is there no incentive to manage the forests wisely? The short-sighted solutions I've seen practised in BC for the past decade are leading to a loss of one of BC's biggest treasures. The old growth forests are irreplaceable, exporting raw logs is denying local people work and putting crown timber land up for sale without public consultation is outrageous. Already we have a province that is riddled with barren clearcuts, ravaged by pine beetles and dotted with shut-down mills. What's next? A desert?
643 Jack Thornburgh North Saanich BC Mr. Coleman does not effectively act for stewardship of the public trust, namely the public trust of our forests.
642 Delaine Faulkner Salt Spring Island BC
641Private Private North Saanich BC
640 Maggie Little Qualicum Beach BC
639 Melissa Munger Victoria BC
638 Elizabeth Comartin North Saanich BC
637 Daniel Bouman Gibsons BC
636 Margaret McLaughlin Saltspring Island BC Please remove Mr. Cole as forest minister. From Margaret McLaughlin.
635 Peter Gibbs Victoria BC
634 Elaine Greenway Victoria BC I do not favor the deletion of lands under tree farm or logging type licenses being deleted without public input and particularly being assigned to, or apparently given to, the company who is associated with the license.
633 Irene Wright Salt Spring Island BC The message is clear; the need is apparent. Please find a Forests Minister who is there for everyone and the environment, and not simply for the corporate elite.
632 Brenda Moysey Victoria BC Please, listen to your electorate.
631 Joan Wilson Duncan BC
630 Brooke Watson Victoria BC
629Private Private duncan BC I am particularly perturbed by the liquidation of old growth, export of raw logs, closure of mills and the sale of forest lands which are being used for development. Sustainability is overshadowed by profit seeking.
628 Gordon Scott Salt Spring Island BC
627 Ethel Voss Victoria BC
626 SheilaRose Richardson Victoria BC I am horrified by your stance. Please do the right thing & resign.
625 John R. Voss Victoria BC
624 Glenda Newsted Victoria BC
623 Nancy Searing North Saanich BC
622 Ellen Yap Vancouver BC
621 Adrienne Macmillan Victoria BC
620 Paul Pitts Victoria BC BC belongs to the people of BC. Our representatives in government are suppose to be acting logically and with some sense of morality on our behalf...why is it so difficult for them to understand that they work for us and that we are trying to preserve a province for our children and their children to experience and enjoy? Are common working people the only ones to have true vision and respect for this unbelieveable province? Public and crown lands belong to the residents of BC! BC is not for sale! Stop the raw log exports! Stop education funding cuts, save our rivers, save BC Hydro, help our health care system, help the seniors, do what's right for the people of BC!! Common sense, compassion and support for working families, is that to hard of a concept? We need to revamp the whole system.....WE NEED A CHANGES!
619 michael evans Saanichton BC
618 Jill Spicer Vancouver BC
617 Nancy Dolan Victoria BC
616Private Private Nanaimo BC
615 Janice Beiles Victoria BC
614 eva hartmann victoria BC Longer harvest rotation cycles and not cutting any oldgrowth WILL bring more tourism and keep Vancouver Island a magical place to live in!! Only going for money is NOT the way to go, just look at Europe's crammed spaces and monoculture forest plantations!!! Do we want THAT on a BIG SCALE?!?!
613 Diane Lefebvre Victoria BC I want my tax dollars to go towards funding sustainable forestry practices and paying a minister who supports, promotes, spearheads such practices. I do not want one more penny of my tax dollars to go towards paying a minister who is clearly abusing his power by favoring corporate interests over the short and long term interests of the environment and the general public. I join others in demanding minister Coleman's resignation.
612 valery summons Victoria BC
611 Jonathan Harvey Victoria BC
610 Donna Humphries Victoria BC I have lived in BC all my life and seen the shameful forest practices from Dease Lake to Vancouver Island. Rich Coleman's release of forest lands lacks vision and ignores the interests for the people of BC. He does not reflect our social values and standards. He must go.
609 Justine Starke Salt Spring BC Rich Coleman has failed to manage BC's Forests for long term sustainabilty. The Jordan River area is culturally and ecologically significant. Priviatiztion of this land is an outrage. We want a Forest Minister who will focus on communities not corporate interests! We join with others to promote sustainable change as outlined in the Forest Solutions Act.
608 paul Paul Victoria BC Obviously the offshore buyers need OUR wood, so make buying whole logs attractive $ wise. Our government and the private sector must find new markets. Dependence on one Massive buyer is economic Russian roulette. Our forests are our planets Skin we must ensure sustainability and not leave Raw patches untreated for long. Isnt it obvious if we let ourselves feel about this issue with our hearts rather than the short sharp pencil. Maximizing profits is not necessary reasonable profits benefit all Paul R, Curtiss
607 Jane Hunter Sidney BC
606 Louise Moulton Shawnigan Lake BC
605 Joelene Clarke Victoria BC There is no more time to waste on bad politics and decisions.
604 Lynnette Kirkwood Victoria BC
603 Donald Fischer Victoria BC Get rid of him
602 Charles Embleton Victoria BC British Columbia's must maintain a forestry policy that is sustainable fro our grandchildren and great granchildren will have jobs in the forest industry. I must not be a policy that enhances the profit of the forest Companies at the expense of the local communities. Charles Embleton
601 Farrell Boyce North Saanich BC I don't know if Mr. Coleman dreamed all of this up but it is clear that his loyalties do not align with a sustainable British Columbia forest industry for British Columbia people. He's the guy with his neck stuck out so - off with his head!
600 Kathryn Redford Victoria BC
599 Mark Esterhuizen Victoria BC
598 R Alan Hedley Victoria BC
597 Paula Johanson Victoria BC
596 Diane Rae Victoria BC
595 Shirley Silva Victoria BC Not good enough!
594 Kaoru Kobayashi Victoria BC
593 Claudia Kobayashi Victoria BC MR. Coleman, You have failed to come up with any justification for your forestry policies. You have taken land that belongs to BC taxpayers and are for our use and sold them. I feel that it is absolutely immoral and illegal for you to do so. Besides the degradation of the forest, I do not support any of the kind of development that is being proposed. We need to save these areas to sustain the ecology of the forest and also to sustain ourselves by having access to these beautiful areas to recharge our spirits and souls. There are not enough of these areas left. Also, with the devastation of the pine forests by the pine beetle and the increased carbon emissions due to their decomposition, it is even more essential for our planet to keep this areas in as a pristine condition as possible. We need a forestry minister who has the best interests of the forest at heart. You do not qualify.
592 Claudia Copley Victoria BC
591 William Mikaloff Victoria BC Minister Coleman and his government have set back forest policy into the dark ages. They have been negligent with respect to forest stewardship and allowed corporations to monitor themselves. It is shameful to put the interests of corporations before those of communities and the forest ecosystems that all living things depend on. I have NEVER seen such an ecological and economic mess in this industry! This minister needs to resign and the government needs to be "unelected"
590 John Sylwester Victoria BC
589 Gay Standell Victoria BC
588 Stephen Hunt Victoria BC Nature is not profiteering.
587Private Private Victoria BC The failure to protect to protect public interest and sustainability for BC's forests is disappointing. We need a Minister dedicated to public values and not short-term gains from increasing cuts.
586 Sibylle Zilker Victoria BC
585 Gerry Gaydos Victoria BC The forests are not a financial resource for exploitation by those who happen to hold the most recent paperwork claiming ownership. They are essential to the health and well being of our global ecosystem. Grow up and respect the forests as the precious "oxygen-producing beings" that they are. Shame on anyone who disrespects this majestic and irreplaceable gift by "cashing it in" for short term profit, to our long term detriment. Forestry can be a sustainable activity, but it requires vision, patience, care and respect, not profiteering based on primative quarterly accounting.
584 Sid Jorna Sooke BC After the removal of the tree farm licenses, I have no confidence in this minister to ensure the long term interests of this province, its forests or its forestry industry. Mr Coleman should resign. Sid
583 Dave Kent Victoria BC When will the sellout of our province stop? It's an absolutely horrendous legacy for our children and grand-children to bear for the short-term profits of large corporate interests. Shame on the Liberals
582 Peter Kelley Sidney BC
581 Fran Thoburn Victoria BC
580 julie thomson victoria BC
579 Colleen King Victoria BC
578 johanna & Jan Hubacek Victoria BC Mr.Richard Coleman needs to be dismissed he has betrayed all the citizens of BC. Thanks J & J Hubacek
577 Chelsey McAllister Victoria BC I am completely disgusted with the way BC's forests are being raped and pillaged for corporate gain. I will not stand idly by and watch the very essence of BC being logged and destroyed for money. What will BC do when there are no valuable trees to harvest? For shame.
576Private Private Victoria BC These so-called "Liberals" have almost completed their total SELLOUT of the Province of B.C, with the connivance of the Corporate controlled Media, spearheaded by CanWest Global. They are now ramming through the Legislature, over 20 Bills, Limiting Free Speech, deregulating items they forgot about, and Privatising everything in sight. This "Liberal" government should should be taken to court enmasse and charged with Criminal Activity against the Citizens of B.C.
575 Barry Mayhew Victoria BC Mr. Coleman's actions are an affront to our so-called democratic principles. The "sellout" to Western Forest Products is best described as disgraceful and outrageous. Barry Mayhew, Ph.D.
574 Wendy Ridley Victoria BC
573 Ernest Klassen Victoria BC This minister's tenure has proved disastrous for our province, and the time has come for him to step down.
572 Ernest Kla Victoria BC This minister's tenure has proved disastrous for our province, and the time has come for him to step down.
571 Cameron Avery Cobble Hill BC Save our forests from monster corporations and suspicious politicians!
570 Gerry Taylor Victoria BC I have found that letters to the Minister never answer my researched questions--I am tired of papp in form "responses". Secondly, our representative, Ida Chong, equally avoids the questions on foresty issues and ones she should be aware of which involve CRD.
569 Mary Ann Matous Victoria BC
568 D.E. Carr Victoria BC
567 Barbara Walker Victoria BC The forest management policies of this Liberal government are an absolute disgrace. I would fire them all! They show no concern for the environment or for the welfare of the people of this province.
566 Peter Vaines Victoria BC
565 Debra Masson Victoria BC
564 Marie Elmore Sooke BC Rich Coleman is a fraud and a failure as Forest Minister. He's more interested in "trade" than in protecting the forests and jobs in this province. There is no excuse for clearcutting in this day and age. Logging should be done selectively and the logs milled here in the province so that there will always be jobs and benefit to the people in this province. Instead he lets the corporations destroy the land by clearcutting, ship the raw logs out of the country so the mills all have to close down, then they get to sell off the land to foreign developers for tacky subdivisions.
563 Jessica Ball Victoria BC Our generation of leaders needs to manage our environment in BC with the needs of future generations in mind. Rich Coleman is not the public servant for British Columbians now or in future. He is in the hands of big corporations.
562 Marianne Unger Victoria BC
561 Robert Dobbs Brentwood Bay BC
560 Jesse Browning Victoria BC Why in This country, with such educated people, do we have such ignorant people in government?
559 Darlene deBruyn aldergrove BC I have lived my whole life in B.C. I was raised in Powell River and recently went back to see the deforestation of one small town. Where there were tree covered coastal line to bare raw land .This is not what I want to see happen to any other part of the coast or the islands. We should be leaders in using our natural resources wisely and not shipping raw logs to anyone for starters.Let us do a better job now than we have in the past.
558 Kathleen Gunn Vancouver BC Forest Lands must be held in such a manner that they survive market fluctuations. Forest Companies are only interested in timber production; this is their bottom line. Governments' role is to ensure that timber lands survive and thrive as an ecosystem. Selling timberlands for development, especially residential use, is foolish. If the land was truly useful for residential/recreational use it would have been occupied many years ago. (I'm referring to the land between Sooke and Port Renfrew).
557 David Hart Salt Spring Island BC The great forests and the people of British Columbia very much need a new policy of care to replace the present ones of rape and pillage for the short-term financial interests of a few. Coleman and the policies are a disgrace. Change both before it is too late.
556 D. Dickinson Sidney BC I am appalled at the utter lack of responsible governing of our land; I hesitate to think there might be a hidden agenda about this deal.
555 Caspar Davis Victoria BC
554 David Beneteau Vancouver BC
553Private Private Saanichton BC
552 Patricia Houston Victoria BC
551 Sheila Henley Victoria BC I am appalled at what is having to our forst lands on the Island. Between Coleman and Ida Chong, the tax payers are being swindled.
550 Paul Brend Victoria BC
549 Lise Gagnon Victoria BC
548 Cloe Whittaker Victoria BC
547 Cara Hunt Victoria BC
546 Giselle Ruemke Victoria BC
545 Hazel Colme Victoria BC I do not believe you are serving the interests of British Columbians.
544 MaryLou McRae North Saanich BC
543 Andrew Rippington Victoria BC BC needs to ban raw log exports and work on developing a commercial strategy for only using lands that have been damaged before. The consistent cutting of old-growth timber is inexcuseable and non-sustainanble.
542 Margaret Wood Sidney BC
541 Brian Mason Victoria BC Minister Coleman has betrayed the public trust and must now resign. He no longer has the best interests of the environment or the people as a priority, only that of enriching a corporation. Shame!
540 Rachel Forbes Victoria BC
539 Rick Faulkner Chemainus BC It has been an absolute disgrace the way the Liberals have managed the forest industry. Hopefully a different government will be elected next time.
538 Veronica Diment Sooke BC I want a new Forestry Minister. I live in an area directly affected by poor decision making by the current minister. I want to have a person in who is aware of the needs of the residents of districts harmed by Mr. Coleman's recent actions with regard to forestry lands.
537 Jordan Oram Victoria BC
536 Iva DeFaveri Victoria BC
535 Donna Martin Salt Spring Island BC
534 Lynne York Salt Spring Island BC
533Private Private Victoria BC Please keep BC Forests alive for our future generations.
532 Janet Milligan Nanaimo BC
531 Sheila Paul Cobble Hill BC
530 Alicia Zigay Saanich BC
529Private Private Mill Bay BC
528 Cheryl Hanna Victoria BC Our forests are the future of our children in this province.
527Private Private Parksville BC
526 Stan Pickthall Surrey BC This forestry crisis is about jobs. We need a government that supports real living-wage jobs for British Columbians.
525 Robert DArcy Sechelt BC
524 Karen Easton Parksville BC
523Private Private Nanaimo BC
522 Barry Bridden SHAWNIGAN LAKE BC
521 Mervin Smith Ladysmith BC It's like selling the cow and then having to go out and by milk at some inflated whatever the market will bear price!!! That's the Campbell government at work.
520 martin pratt Victoria BC This taking lands out of the tree farm licenses is a betrayal of the public trust.
519 Anita Romaniuk Vancouver BC
518 Annie Bartlett Comox BC We need someone with the balls to stand up to the Americans and other foreign countries and tell them that if they want our trees, then they will have to have them as a finished product. The shipment of raw logs out of this province in criminal.
517 Tracie Park Esquimalt BC Shame on you, Rich. No consultation with First Nations but plenty of consultation with your brother Stan, I'll bet.
516 Victor Drought Squamish BC Personally, I don't think that Mr. Coleman's resignation will solve the problem as his replacement - and probably most of the Liberal caucus - share his belief in how the economy of this province should be mismanaged. Short term: big bucks; Long term: problems for my grandkids.
515 kelly drybrough port alberni BC due to your total lack of concern for the families that depend on the forest industry for our support i beseach you to do the responsible thing and resign as forest minister ty
514 Linda Gorby Victoria BC
513 Don Gorby Victoria BC Rich Coleman and the Liberal Goverment under Gordon Campbell are sell off British Columbia one piece at a time. They MUST BE STOPPED and with Rich Colman allowing Western Forest Products to sell off their Tree Farm Licences he gave his brother and their government pention a real monetary boost. This is crown land with a licences granted for log harvest, not for sale. With land sales like this our local saw and pulp mills are closing and he is still allowing the export of raw unprocessed logs.
512 Greta Taylor Bowser BC Resign now Mr. Coleman, before you do any more damage to British Columbia. You have not been honest with the public in your duties as Forest Minister. If you cannot do the job honestly, then you should not been in the job. If an emplyee acted the way you have, he/she would have been fired on the spot. So what is good for the goose is good for the gander. Be an honest man for a change and not a mouse and do the right thing for B.C. Resign now.
511 walter wilson qualicum beach BC Coleman MUST Resign!!We need a forest minister that protects our Forests and Maintains them for THE PUBLIC GOOD!!
510 Donald Robb Sechelt BC
509 Rafe Sunshine Victoria BC Mr. Premier - I have little faith in your government to do the right thing and give another more able MLA the Forestry portfolio. I'm signing this petition in yet another futile attempt to get you and government to do something more for this province than providing an expensive sideshow of the 2010 Olympics. Many forestry communities are dying while large timber leaseholders become land developers and abandon the public trust that was provided to them by your government to maintain BC's forests for the future of our children and grandchildren.
508 Julie Austin Qualicum Beach BC
507 Bill Joyce Port Alberni BC reduced reforestation programs, increased raw log exports....the latest from Antler Creek, Sproat Lake, selling off crown land, TFL's just so the company can pull out, reduced monitoring of stream logging,.....if we allow the current forestry practices to continue we will not have a forest industry so why have a minister to adminster a non-existent forest. You are not representing the public ...so resign.
506 Edna Joyce Victoria BC closing mills but allowing raw logs to leave the alberni inlet.......there is something wrong!!!!!!!
505 Graham Ramsay Nanaimo BC Whatever happened to "stewardship" and "sustainable yield"? The sell off of our natural resources to multinationals and asset management companies that are only interested in short term profit is a travesty.
504 philip grange Salt Spring Island BC the forests of bc a trust in your care on behalf of this and future generations living here and on this planet. if you consider the forests as an opportunity for exploitation by the human race, or have taken action which allows primarily that , without a sensible safety factor for conservation then you must resign and allow someone else to correct such errors. to sell other peoples' heritage is well beyond your mandate
503 Jean Leahy Ft. St. John BC Coleman and Government have not done the job. Exporting raw logs is cruel to our forestry workers.
502 Tom Treavor Nananimo BC
501 Valerie Sherriff Courtenay BC Mr. Coleman, you have betrayed the people of B.C. Please resign so that someone more capable, someone who has the public's interest in mind, can take over before it is too late.
500 Janet Treavor Nanaimo BC
499Private Private Port Alberni BC
498Private Private Port Alberni BC
497Private Private Port Alberni BC
496 marina caroulias Victoria BC
495 karl einar maartman Vancouver BC
494 Barbara Biley Courtenay BC
493 Jessica Wrench Sicamous BC
492 Stan Dzbik Victoria BC
491 Daniel Clemenson Nanaimo BC
490 jesse guy victoria BC
489 Walter Gerlach Norht Vancouver BC Raw log exports, what were you thinking was going to happen to those workers?
488 janice rivest powell river BC time for change, no jobs ,exporting our jobs and futures over seas.... time to stop!!!
487 Craig Rivers Nanaimo BC
486 K L Potts Victoria BC
485 Brian Fisher Nanaimo BC It's time for Coleman to go. The industry is in a shambles. Our public lands have been given away.
484 Sheila Paterson North Vancouver BC
483 Russ Moen Port Alberni BC
482Private Private vancouver BC
481 Gerald Malcolm Nanaimo BC Do whats right for our province and its people
480 Donna Burdulea Victoria BC
479 gord hutchings victoria BC
478 John Mitchell Port Alberni BC
477 Alice Mitchell Port Alberni BC Minister Richard Coleman- The future is not what you are looking at, just quick grabs that have devistating consequences for all.
476 jory campbell Victoria BC
475 dylan littlewood victoria BC
474Private Private Victoria BC
473 Barbara McCrossan Powell River BC
472 Robynne Heard victoria BC
471 Pat Swift Victoria BC We need a Minister of Forests who actually cares about the health, maintenance and future of our forests. Mr. Coleman is not that person.
470 Richard Vollo Williams Lake BC Mr. Coleman should resign as Forests Minister because he has lost the vision and the tenacity to ensure the Industry thrives and prospers in both good and bad times. Its time for a change....no doubt about that. The Industry and the workers have lost confidence in the Minister.
469 Pamela Bosmans Shawnigan Lake BC It is truly hard to believe that the forest companies are closing while BC logs are being sent elsewhere. This practice must stop!
468 Ruby Berry Courtenay BC
467 Régine Bérubé Victoria BC
466 David Knowles delta BC
465 Dennis Bremner Powell River BC
464 Bob Wilson Victoria BC
463 Hugh Cooper Powell River BC
462 Robert Ramsay Port Alberni BC This action is LONG overdue. He, as well as the Campbell government should be held accountable for selling B.C. out and ignoring the concerns over the very people who put him in office!
461Private Private shawnigan lake BC
460Private Private Port Alberni BC
459 william mccasky chemainus BC the BC Liberal government has failed to protect our forests and have betrayed the public . Richard Coleman has been a utter failure at his job .
458 joan reichardt Nelson, ViL 6N5 BC Not only has he completely screwed up Forestry, but he has ripped the guts out of housing.
457 Yves Bernadet Vancouver BC
456 CaroleAnn Leishman Powell River BC
455 Gary Robbins Nanaimo BC Generations of politians have honoured their role as stewards of the public trust. You have violated this privilege. It is time to get back to that role.
454Private Private Victoria BC
453 Donald Judge Duncan BC Time for you to go Mr. Coleman. You have done enough damage to this province with your buddy Campbell.
452 Norma Emerson Qualicum Beach BC Please consider the total picture. With the current rate of removal of trees, there will be no logging in the future. The soil will be destabilized and lacking in nutrients. It's all right to slow down, and save something for the future.
451 Ginger Richards Vancouver BC
450 Carl Jones Powell River BC BC
449Private Private Vancouver BC
448 S Arbess Victoria BC Minister Coleman has betrayed the public trust, the interests of forest workers, ecosystem integrity and perhaps even the Forest Act itself, and must resign or be removed. He has never come close to explaining why he released Western Forest Products lands from TFLs in southern Vancouver island, where we are now faced with urban sprawl from Sooke to Port Renfrew in an area comparable in size to Greater Victoria.
447 David Cox Port Alberni BC Mr Coleman has betrayed the trust of British Columbians in his flagrant disregard for the small forest worker and his signing over huge tracts of forest land into private and corporate hands thus jeopardizing our future ecology and economy. Shame on you Mr. Coleman. You are one of the most arrogant politicians I have ever witnessed.
446 Alastair Haythornthwaite Duncan BC Richard Coleman is the latest in a long line of business representatives who use the power of the legislature to push through measures to ensure private profit and public risk. The corporations take away the money and society as a whole pays the costs. By seperating responsiblity from profit, wealthy investors can ruin a society with impunity. In some ways, it is unfair to single out Rich Coleman, as he is only one of many anti-peopl-pro-corporation legislators that our province is cursed with. British Columbia belongs to it inhabitants not corporations and their government agents, like Coleman.
445 catherine green nanaimo BC
444 Paul Gladman Galiano Island BC This government is disgusting, it needs to fall, and soon it shall!
443 Wes Brick Port Alberni BC
442Private Private Victoria BC
441 John Weir Vancouver BC The Minister's refusal to acknowledge the damage wrought by the government's failed forestry policies in favour of blind adherence to free market theology is unacceptable. BC needs a Minister of Forests who is willing to make the forests of BC a benefit for all citizens, and not just the corporate sector.
440 Freya Keddie Victoria BC Rich Coleman is supposed to be working for the people of BC - not for big business!
439 Sandy Robinson Parksville BC Stop ruining our forests and forest industry.
438 May Partridge Nanaimo BC Earth is telling us it's had enough of rape and pillage. We need a minister and a government that will listen.
437 Brodie Albright Victoria BC Minister Coleman is one of the least deserving of the title "Right Honourable". He has lied to and decieved the people of every district of British Columbia, and failed entirely in every task that is the responsibility of a Forestry Minister. Failure to protect forests, jobs, communities and public lands means that Minister Coleman does not hold the confidence of British Columbians, and has actually breached the duties he swore to perform in the forming of the new government. His resume is a pathetic failure to achieve even one of the modest tasks assigned to a Forestry Minister in one of the most naturally rich areas for forestry in the known universe.
436 Ken Zydyk Port Alberni BC
435 John Currie Port Alice BC Enough is enough. Coleman must go before he wrecks any further havoc on our province.
434 Kelly Toots Summerland BC How can we continue taking more from the earth than we are giving back. Where is the respect for the land and all the other organisms that we share the land with. Money doesn't taste good. It won't feed, cloth us, shelter us, or quench our thirst. Think. Respect. Ask. Colaborate. Kelly
433 Peter Davis vancouver BC
432 Debby Seriani Nanaimo BC
431 Glen Seriani Nanaimo BC
430 Melissa Major Victoria BC The time of pure greed as motivation is disappearing as quickly as the oil from which we drink. Good bye and good riddance, I hope your replacement has more morals.
429 sheila watson victoria BC I find it shocking that our 'trusted' government public servants are selling off BC post-haste, and Rich Coleman is acting in a criminal manner., This should not go unnoticed by the public and we should have open debates over what land can be used for what specific usage. He must go!
428 Chris Bowers Gabriola Island BC
427 Chris Law Port Alberni BC I work in the forest industry and now longer can work at home. The Liberals changes in forest policy have given too much control to the corporations with no regard to how it affects forest communities. They are still logging in Port Alberni but alot of the wood gets exported and they do not want to hire local people because local people are concerned about the damage that is being done to the private lands now that they are removed from the TFL.
426 Wendi Lawrence Vancouver BC
425 Natalie Gilson Victoria BC
424 Lavonne Garnett Nanaimo BC I disagree with the BC Liberal government's policies for development and growth in this province at the expense of our beautiful forests, which rapidly have been desecrated to the detriment of the Spirits of the forests and the people of this province. Stop the insanity and pay attention to Mother Nature, to her need for balance and gradual change, not gouging of her environment for damaging quick short term gains.
423Private Private Sooke BC
422 Jill Downard Victoria BC I think that the government has a responsibility to manage resources in a way that is sustainable and benefits the people who elected them - Rich Coleman has been doing a poor job of this, and deserves to relieved of his responsibilities.
421 Carly-Marie Sawatzky Cowichan Bay BC
420 Pete Rayburn Port Alberni BC
419 Pauline Hunt Ladysmith BC
418Private Private Port Alberni BC
417 Lucy Bianchi Nanaimo BC
416 Richard Brunt Victoria BC
415 Zeni Maartman Nanaimo BC Stop the exporting of our logs and our jobs.
414 Jackie Rioux Victoria BC
413 Diana Brynlee Duncan BC Between you and Gordon Campbell we are losing OUR province.
412 Nikki Wilson Estevan SK
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