Forestry company asks for injunction to remove logging protesters in Walbran

By Roxanne Egan-Elliott
The Times Colonist
September 8, 2025
Category: Forestry
Region: Canada, Canada West

A forestry company is expected to be in court on Tuesday to request an injunction against protesters who have blockaded an area in the Upper Walbran Valley. The Tsawak-qin Forestry Limited Partnership said a “sophisticated, targeted, and well-publicized” blockade is affecting the company’s ability to log in the area where it has the rights to log. The company said the group behind the blockade is the same one responsible for a protest against old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek area near Port Renfrew. …The company is asking for a one-year injunction preventing people from obstructing access… and interfering with logging in the area. The company said it is suffering “irreparable harm” due to the blockade, which has trapped a contractor’s fire truck and emergency transport vehicle, causing safety concerns. …Western Forest Products Inc. holds a 65% equity interest in the company. Huu-ay-aht First Nations holds the other 35 %.

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