Action Centre

YOUR VOICE COUNTS

Please take a moment to send the below fax to BC Premier Gordon Campbell.

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Your Letter:

I am writing to remind you that the world expects nothing less than the full implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement by March 31st, 2009, including high-bar ecologically sound forestry practices.

With just a few months to go before the final March deadline, I am concerned that critical elements of your promise may not be implemented, putting the ecological health of the Great Bear Rainforest at risk. We both know this cannot be allowed to happened given how far we've come.

Because a promise is a promise, by March 31, 2009, British Columbians, Canadians and people around the world want to know they can trust that the Great Bear Rainforest is indeed saved. This means:

- A regional ecosystem plan that includes a new set of logging regulations that pose low risk to the ecology of the region.

- Enabling conditions for First Nations and stakeholders to create a thriving conservation-based economy.

- Funding to provide collaborative planning and adaptive management into the future

- Ensuring that world-class protected areas are not threatened by inappropriate developments

The Great Bear Rainforest agreement has the potential to change the way the world protects its forests. Let's create a model of sustainability we can be proud of.
I urge you to honour your government's agreement and to keep a steady hand on these final stages of implementation.

One of the world's last great rainforests depends on your continued leadership at this crucial time.

Gordon Campbell

Premier of British Columbia

Barry Penner

Minister of Environment

Pat Bell

Minister of Forests

Ron Cantelon

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

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KEEP THE PROMISE