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Jaymon
Posts: 860 - Karma: 1,213
I have come to you with an urgent issue at hand. Over the course of my life I have grown up in a small town that was surrounded by beautiful forests and rolling hills as far as the eyes can see.

The time has come that these wonders of nature are going to be put to test as a logging company is coming in with intentions of clear-cutting a large portion of our forest. This is a way bigger deal than most would assume, as a substantial portion of our towns income and consequentially livelihood is built upon the recreational communities of tourists who fish, mtn bike, hike and golf in our town. Imagine hiking and mtn biking through sections of clear-cut. Not what you want to travel across the world and see?

Without our forests no one will come and enjoy the beauty of this town, without tourists the town cannot survive.

Please join me, take 1 measly minute out of your day to sign this petition and help us win our forests back.

Sparknotes: save our forest, sign this petition

Jan 18 2012 2:10AM
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zooded.
Posts: 152 - Karma: 75
signed.
Jan 18 2012 10:18PM
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gwhitey
Posts: 2249 - Karma: 312
signed man,soo close!
Jan 18 2012 10:30PM
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MT_ripper
Posts: 85 - Karma: 9
signed.
Jan 18 2012 10:35PM
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stickski
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 1,529
signed
Jan 18 2012 10:38PM
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.ZT.
Posts: 5679 - Karma: 2,792
done.
Jan 18 2012 10:38PM
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katie.
Posts: 2833 - Karma: 874
Done, signed, and tweeted. Things like this make me hate the world.

Good luck, and +vibes
Jan 18 2012 10:42PM
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katie.
Posts: 2833 - Karma: 874
Done, signed, and tweeted. Things like this make me hate the world.

Good luck, and +vibes
Jan 18 2012 10:42PM
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RickAstley
Posts: 953 - Karma: 32
Signed man I hope this works out
Jan 18 2012 10:42PM
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Keith.
Posts: 967 - Karma: 88
signed.. At the rate its going itll be at 4k in no time..
Jan 18 2012 10:46PM
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bleevus
Posts: 1308 - Karma: 2,048
i hope this works
Jan 18 2012 10:52PM
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CassiusClay
Posts: 1757 - Karma: 2
Hey guys, I work for a logging company and have been strapped for cash lately. My baby hasn't received the food he deserves and I haven't driven a car in over a decade because my job barely keeps me alive. I was just shipped to this town with a lot of good wood available, but they seem to be signing a petition to make my life more miserable than it already is.



JK.LOLz, I hope you're town is able to maintain their forests. I'm sigging it now.
Jan 18 2012 11:18PM
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Jaymon
Posts: 860 - Karma: 1,213
wow all i can say is that i am really excited for this to have made so much progress. When i last logged on to NS the thread was dying and i was really upset. To come on and see it as 2 pages with such enthusiasm to this cause really means a lot to me.

Thank you NS
Jan 18 2012 11:20PM
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CassiusClay
Posts: 1757 - Karma: 2
You're at 3,228. While there are a lot of dickholes on NS, including myself at times, I honestly have a hard time watching a logging company tear down pure beauty that I myself watched happen to my own town as a child. I hope this petition really helps stop them, good luck.
Jan 18 2012 11:23PM
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_Ryan_
Posts: 1538 - Karma: 3,192
signed... good luck man
Jan 18 2012 11:39PM
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Jaymon
Posts: 860 - Karma: 1,213
    An excerpt from the email that is being spread in case anyone cares to read more into the subject:

    Extensive clearcut logging is planned to take place this summer in the West Bragg Creek region of Kananaskis Country. This logging will have a direct and detrimental affect on 90% of the recreational trails in the region, not to mention the impact on the watershed, environment and the local community. I am sharing this information with you because it will have a huge negative impact on not only me, my family and other Bragg Creek residents but it will also have a significant impact on Calgarians and the region in general. This note is to help spread the word and inform people of what is planned and encourage you to take action on this issue. We must act NOW on this issue and 'Have a Voice'.


    The Logging Plans
    • Spray Lake Sawmills (SLS) is seeking final approval from Alberta Sustainable Resources Development (SRD) to start extensive clearcut logging in West Bragg Creek.
    • SLS is planning to clearcut 700 hectares or 1300 football fields of forest over a 9 month period starting this summer.
    • Prior to logging different areas SLS is required to inform the public of their logging plans and consult with them.
    • SLS is just now starting their public consultation process on this logging plan.
    • How can they possibly expect to truly engage the public, address their concerns, make any necessary changes to their plans and then make their own arrangements to log in 5 short months?
    • All logging plans must be delayed until a complete and facilitated public consultation process has taken place.

    Impact on the Trails
    • The West Bragg Creek region of Kananaskis Country has long been a popular destination for xc-skiers, hikers and mountain bikers.
    • The Greater Bragg Creek Trails Association (GBCTA) has revitalized the cross-country skiing in this area over the past few years by keeping the trails groomed and maintained.
    • The GBCTA has raised over $300,000 and provided thousands of volunteer hours this past year to build over 35 km of new single track trails.
    • These new trails were built with the endorsement and support from Alberta Tourism Parks & Recreation.
    • These new trails climb up out of the quagmire of the old logging road trails to higher and dryer ground providing a long overdue connection between West Bragg Creek & Station Flats.
    • 19 of the 21 trails in this area will have clearcuts located directly adjacent to or over top of them if this plan goes ahead. See Map
    • The impact of the logging on the trails will most likely result in excessive erosion and water damage to the summer trails and lack of wind and sun shelter on the winter trails.
    • During the logging operations many of the trials will be closed and likely directly damaged.
    • Because of the location and excessive amount of logging planned it will have a detrimental and very long lasting impact on this beloved recreational area.
    • I truly believe that if the logging is to go ahead as planned it would virtually eliminate this area as a desirable recreation destination for the next 10 years at least.

    Watershed & Environment
    • Whatever happens in the Elbow River watershed has a direct and often significant impact on everybody downstream.
    • How will this large scale clear cutting located very near the Elbow River and it’s tributaries affect the quality of water in Calgary?
    • How will it affect ares prone of flooding such as Bragg Creek, Redwood Meadows and Calgary?
    • This proposed round of logging is much larger than harvests in the past. How will this affect the current wildlife and the future biodiversity?

    Fire Protection
    • SLS is trying to justify this logging plan under the guise of fire protection for the community of Bragg Creek.
    • I agree with the fact that Bragg Creek is at a high risk for forest fires and that something must be done about it.
    • One experience I have from my years with the Calgary Fire Deparment is that firefighers will only use a tool if it is reliable, effective and available.
    • The 'tool' that SLS & SRD are proposing is that a number of clearcuts loosely strung together and allowed to regrow will act as sufficient fire protection for Bragg Creek.
    • Time must be taken to properly plan permanent & well placed fuel breaks.
    • Let’s provide firefighters with an effective and reliable tool that they can use in the event of fires for years to come.

    What is Sustain Kananaskis?
    • Sustain K is a group of people like me that want our voices to be heard.
    • We want to hold SLS & SRD accountable to the public and insist that they delay logging operations until a complete and facilitated public consultation process has taken place.

    What Can You Do?
    • Write a letter to your MLA, the Premier, the Minister of SRD - click here
    • Sign the online petition - click here
    • Get more information - www.SustainK.ca
    • Spread the word - Twitter, Facebook, e-mail
Jan 19 2012 12:00AM
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E__
Posts: 5751 - Karma: 4,635
Signed.
Jan 19 2012 1:02AM
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so_gangk
Posts: 530 - Karma: 94
signed
Jan 19 2012 1:28AM
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Obie.
Posts: 1741 - Karma: 3,646
Signed, super weak to get rid of such a beautiful thing
Jan 19 2012 1:32AM
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gudelo.
Posts: 487 - Karma: 669
Signed!
Jan 19 2012 1:51AM
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