B.C. man on 13th day of hunger strike wants public meeting with forests minister
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'We’re asking for a public meeting with (forests minister) Katrine Conroy. And we’re stressing the public because we want to have this aired in the public.'
A Vancouver man on a hunger strike says he’s now into his 13th day without food as he awaits a response from the province on holding a public meeting about old-growth forests in B.C.
On Wednesday, an organization called Save Old Growth — which wants B.C. to pass legislation to immediately end all old-growth logging within the province — temporarily disrupted traffic in Vancouver and Revelstoke.
In Vancouver, anti-logging protesters blocked the Lions Gate Bridge during the morning commute. In Revelstoke, two protesters blocked the Columbia River Bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway.
Save Old Growth said two people were arrested in Revelstoke, while three people were detained in Vancouver. The spokesperson said all were later released.
At the time of the Lions Gate Bridge disruption, Vancouver police urged motorists to use a different route.
On its website, Save Old Growth said the blockades are “part of an ongoing escalation to demand an end to old-growth logging. Arrests are to be expected. This is following 13 arrests that took place on Monday in three cities.”
Meanwhile, Save Old Growth member Brent Eichler says he plans on hunger striking indefinitely until the province holds a public meeting on old-growth forests.
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