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A provincial judge today sentenced 44 forest protectors to a total of
5 1/2 years in jail and approximataly eighty thousand dollars in fines
for being on a public roadway. 

The fourty four protesters were all arrested on a logging road in 
Clayoquot Sound where they were protesting a government decision to 
allow logging on over 85% of the commercially viable forest land
in the area. The harshest sentance was 60 days in jail and a $3000
fine handed to a local physician.

Greenpeace and Friends of Clayoquot sound have both criticized the
actions.

In Vancouver, an emergency  rally is scheduled for the Vancouver Courthouse 
Friday Oct. 15 at noon. There are probably rallies scheduled in other 
cities across Canada. Try contacting Greenpeace or a local environmental
chapter if you are looking for such a rally or considering organizing one.



More will be posted later.
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Stephen Samuel 		(604)822-9248		samuel@cs.ubc.ca
Only when the last fish is caught, the last river poisoned, the last tree cut-
Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten. (Cree prophesy)