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Paul Gagnon · 04-04-2001, 10:31 PM

In an agreement signed today by the B.C. government, environmental groups have dealt a huge blow.
The accord will affect 1,136,000 hectares or 2,807,106 acres or 4,386 square miles of forest.
This is an area twice the size of Prince Edward Island or (for a US comparison) an area
approximately the size of Conneticut (4,872 sq mi). For more on this story check out the following links:
Globe and Mail article

Vancouver Sun article

Government of B.C. website

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Paul Gagnon
Calgary, Alberta
"No Brain, No Pain"
<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/pg4x4"" TARGET=_blank>A page from my book.</A>

I can't seem to dig myself out of this hole...

[This message has been edited by warthog (edited 04-04-2001).]

Paul Gagnon · 04-05-2001, 12:20 AM

This brings the total area of protected land in B.C to more than 48,000 square miles or the size of North Carolina.

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Paul Gagnon
Calgary, Alberta
"No Brain, No Pain"
<A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/pg4x4"" TARGET=_blank>A page from my book.</A>

I can't seem to dig myself out of this hole...

Jeepskickass · 04-05-2001, 08:12 AM

Sounds like bad news, Paul. They didn't mention how this affects other uses. I'm assuming that since environmental groups are all for it, that four-wheelers are getting screwed. Are there groups, such as Blue Ribbon, involved in this?

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04-04-2001, 10:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul Gagnon Poseur SUV Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 610 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta eh? Posts: 9,934 Blog Entries: 6	Land lost in British Columbia In an agreement signed today by the B.C. government, environmental groups have dealt a huge blow. The accord will affect 1,136,000 hectares or 2,807,106 acres or 4,386 square miles of forest. This is an area twice the size of Prince Edward Island or (for a US comparison) an area approximately the size of Conneticut (4,872 sq mi). For more on this story check out the following links: Globe and Mail article Vancouver Sun article Government of B.C. website ------------------ Paul Gagnon Calgary, Alberta "No Brain, No Pain" <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/pg4x4"" TARGET=_blank>A page from my book.</A> I can't seem to dig myself out of this hole... [This message has been edited by warthog (edited 04-04-2001).]

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04-05-2001, 12:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Gagnon Poseur SUV Join Date: Apr 2000 Member # 610 Location: Sherwood Park, Alberta eh? Posts: 9,934 Blog Entries: 6	This brings the total area of protected land in B.C to more than 48,000 square miles or the size of North Carolina. ------------------ Paul Gagnon Calgary, Alberta "No Brain, No Pain" <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/pg4x4"" TARGET=_blank>A page from my book.</A> I can't seem to dig myself out of this hole...

04-05-2001, 08:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jeepskickass Tin Bender Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 294 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 3,068	Sounds like bad news, Paul. They didn't mention how this affects other uses. I'm assuming that since environmental groups are all for it, that four-wheelers are getting screwed. Are there groups, such as Blue Ribbon, involved in this? ------------------ www.axlesnappers.com Jeep, yellow