Old-growth logging protesters blocking a remote road in the Upper Walbran Valley area are gearing up for potential arrests one week after a judge granted an injunction allowing police to arrest people blocking forestry work. Will O’Connell, who has spent time at the camp and is named in the injunction application, said protesters are prepared to be arrested. Some tree sits have been set up in trees that are set to be logged and people are prepared to occupy them, he said. …Protesters have built a 2.5-metre fence and gate with a tower across the logging road and a small cabin using logging waste that’s left behind in burn piles, he said. …Geoff Payne, general manager of Tsawak-qin Forestry, said in a statement the company hopes blockaders decide to respect the injunction and leave on their own, so work can proceed safely.

Additional coverage in Ricochet, by Brandi Morin: ‘It’s time to prepare for war:’ Forest defenders in ancient Walbran valley ready for RCMP raid