Indigenous leaders from three First Nations west of Lake Cowichan have asked Fairy Creek protesters to leave their lands.
The final and formal request the Ditidaht, Huu-ay-aht and Pacheedaht Nations came on June 23, 2022 after protesters at a previously camp across Haddon Main and Carrmanah Mainline Forest Service Roads was reoccupied earlier this month.
“According to their issued statement, the leaders had made several unsuccessful but peaceful attempts over the past several months to have the group vacate the area and allow the lawful forest operations to resume,” said a news release issued by Lake Cowichan RCMP on June 29.
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