Clayoquot Sound

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Author/contributor
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Clayoquot Sound
Abstract
In the summer of 1993, Clayoquot Sound, a mostly wilderness area of ancient temperate rainforest on Vancouver Island in British Columbia (BC), became the site of the largest civil disobedience campaign in Canadian history. Almost 900 people were arrested during four months of protests over the fate of Clayoquot Sound's rare ecology, resulting in a series of mass trials unique in Canadian law (Hatch 1994). Although there had been intermittent protests over logging and other resource development in the area for over two decades, particularly by the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nation and local environmentalists, a decision by the government of BC in April 1993 to allow clearcut logging in 62 percent of Clayoquot Sound catalyzed the rapid emergence of a preservation movement with both domestic and international dimensions.
Book Title
The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Date
2009
Pages
1-2
Language
en
ISBN
978-1-4051-9807-3
Accessed
9/4/23, 9:08 PM
Library Catalog
Wiley Online Library
Citation
Ceric, I. (2009). Clayoquot Sound. In The International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest (pp. 1–2). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198073.wbierp0357
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