Save Kananaskis - It's Worth It!
Friday, 5. October 2007, 15:37:26
Troubling times in Alberta... The following is an update about the decision to clear cut forest in Kananaskis.. (Below are links to other articles and sites with information on this topic)
Council candidates support logging Kananaskis
Written by Doug Sephton of the Save Kananaskis Society
Candidates for councillor in Division 1 of the M.D. of Rocky View made
surprising statements in response to a question from the floor at the
all-candidates meeting on October 3 - they all support logging in
Kananaskis. This was an opportunity for them to win support. People in Bragg
Creek are passionate about trees. Thousands of tree tags were snapped up by
people supporting the campaign to stop logging and create a park in the
eastern districts of Kananaskis. But, the candidates didn't take the easy
bait. They missed an opportunity to align themselves with a core value in
the community and show their concern for real estate values, while ensuring
that local business could continue to benefit from revenue generated by
people who come here to enjoy nature.
Despite some political-speak (I do - I don't), two candidates cited the
business as usual argument for logging, failing to recognize the social and
economic impacts industrial development will have on recreation, tourism and
real estate. They don't seem to care that deforestation will disrupt the
water supply for the million residents of Calgary and wipe out wildlife
habitat. The third didn't want to irritate Ted Morton, lest he use this
issue as a reason to withhold funds for water services. Not that he needs
another reason - his government has already refused funding for water in
Bragg Creek. So whether it's archaic, ill-informed thinking or fear of
reprisal, our politicians don't offer any hope for those of us who want to
create a park in Kananaskis.
Save Kananaskis News
Logging has begun in Sibbald and we learned this week that the Spray Lakes
Detailed Forest Management Plan was approved by SRD last July (see
http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/forests/managing/plans/spraylakesawmills.aspx). We
will hold a rally to Save Kananaskis - stop logging and create a park - at
CAOC (Calgary Area Outdoor Council, corner Memorial Trail and the 10th
Street bridge) on November 2, at 4:30 PM. Please come and join David Swann
and us to show your support.
Doug Sephton
Information
>> http://www.savekananaskis.ca
>> http://www.braggcreek.ca/forest/
(Special interest: Pine Beetles etc. - Ralph Cartar's responses to Ted Morton's points made in the Alberta Legislature on April 2, 2007)
>> http://tagatree.ca/logging.htm
Council candidates support logging Kananaskis
Written by Doug Sephton of the Save Kananaskis Society
Candidates for councillor in Division 1 of the M.D. of Rocky View made
surprising statements in response to a question from the floor at the
all-candidates meeting on October 3 - they all support logging in
Kananaskis. This was an opportunity for them to win support. People in Bragg
Creek are passionate about trees. Thousands of tree tags were snapped up by
people supporting the campaign to stop logging and create a park in the
eastern districts of Kananaskis. But, the candidates didn't take the easy
bait. They missed an opportunity to align themselves with a core value in
the community and show their concern for real estate values, while ensuring
that local business could continue to benefit from revenue generated by
people who come here to enjoy nature.
Despite some political-speak (I do - I don't), two candidates cited the
business as usual argument for logging, failing to recognize the social and
economic impacts industrial development will have on recreation, tourism and
real estate. They don't seem to care that deforestation will disrupt the
water supply for the million residents of Calgary and wipe out wildlife
habitat. The third didn't want to irritate Ted Morton, lest he use this
issue as a reason to withhold funds for water services. Not that he needs
another reason - his government has already refused funding for water in
Bragg Creek. So whether it's archaic, ill-informed thinking or fear of
reprisal, our politicians don't offer any hope for those of us who want to
create a park in Kananaskis.
Save Kananaskis News
Logging has begun in Sibbald and we learned this week that the Spray Lakes
Detailed Forest Management Plan was approved by SRD last July (see
http://www.srd.gov.ab.ca/forests/managing/plans/spraylakesawmills.aspx). We
will hold a rally to Save Kananaskis - stop logging and create a park - at
CAOC (Calgary Area Outdoor Council, corner Memorial Trail and the 10th
Street bridge) on November 2, at 4:30 PM. Please come and join David Swann
and us to show your support.
Doug Sephton
Information
>> http://www.savekananaskis.ca
>> http://www.braggcreek.ca/forest/
(Special interest: Pine Beetles etc. - Ralph Cartar's responses to Ted Morton's points made in the Alberta Legislature on April 2, 2007)
>> http://tagatree.ca/logging.htm
According to my calculations.. We should save aproximately half the paper! (Slightly less as many documents are of odd numbers). 
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