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The protesters at Strathchona provin-
cial park on Vancouver Island are fighting
to preserve B.C.’s parklands from being
decimated by mining companies. They

. deserve the support of the public.

The real villain is the Socred govern-
ment. One of the first acts of Premier Bill
Vander Zalm’s cabinet was to pass an
order-in-council in January, 1987 chang-
ing the long standing policy to allow min-
ing and forestry in provincial parks. In an
order announced by then-environment
and parks minister, Stephen Rogers, the

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province

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designation of the parks was changed to
“recreational areas”, allowing mining
companies to work their claims with
cabinet approval.

Earmarked for mining activities are not
only Strathcona Park but also several
other provincial parks including Manning,
Tweedsmuir, Kokanee Glacier. There are
reports that mining companies have

claims in many other parklands including
' North Vancouver’s watershed. This legis-
ation was part of Vander Zalm’s new
policy of catering to the private sector. It
was a direct sellout of the public’s interests
to the large mining and forest companies.
If the mining companies, which have
231 mining claims in Strathcona Park are
‘ allowed to get away with it, mining and
logging will follow in other B.C. parks.
The battle over Strathcona Park is there-
fore not only of local interest, but an issue
that affects all of us who want to preserve

Wilf Wilson parks his wheelchair in front of bulldozer contracting for Cream
Silver Mines in Strathcona Park protest. Four people were arrested Saturday as
stand off continues.

parklands for the pleasure of the public
and for future generations.

The public should demand that the
cabinet rescind the order allowing mining
in Strathcona Park, and that the January,
1987 order permitting mining and logging

in public parks be cancelled. All charges
against the protesters at Strathcona Park
should be dropped.

The Socred government must be com-
pelled to put public interest before the
profits of mining corporations.

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