RE: Reconnecting with forests and the need for responsible logging: Dear Brittny. Thank you for your testimonial of our adventure up Sproule Creek in the Nelson Star. It was my pleasure to share the magic of this place and reflect on the disastrous effect on this community watershed if we were to continue to exploit and build new roads through this primary forest. …I appreciate you highlighting the work of local community forests and small scale operations (such as Harrop-Procter). I believe that broad scale industrial forestry has much to learn from these progressive ways. In particular, British Columbia Timber Sales (BCTS) which is government owned and operated, as well as the Ministry of Forests, who relies on the archaic professional reliance model and the overinflated annual allowable cut method of approving permits. …If citizens are to consider re-electing the NDP, a major overhaul of BCTS is needed. We are counting on you.