This water then flows into the Little Qualicum River which is the source of drinking water for thousands of residents of Whiskey Creek and the Town of Qualicum Beach.
The logging will occur near the boundary of MacMillan Park but still within what is considered the ancient, old-growth forest. Deforestation near the park is changing the hydrology and putting all remaining forest in the valley-bottom at risk. Several organizations have expressed interest in acquiring more of the Cameron River valley, including the Nature Trust of B.C, preferably with the ancient trees intact. Below are two articles for your information, 1 local & 1 International - [copyright protected - lex]
We seek your support by attending these events. Please bring friends and help show the media that people still care about Cathedral Grove.
Visitor Parking Area
Cathedral Grove Provincial Park
11 am Sunday, October 5, 2008
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Main Gate
Island Timberlands' Nanoose Yard
Northwest Bay Road & Inland Highway (At the lights just south of Parksville)
11 am Monday, October 6, 2008
Please bring signs with these suggested exhortations
SAVE OLD GROWTH
TREE CUTTING = BLOWDOWN
PROTECT CATHEDRAL GROVE
PROTECT DRINKING WATER
DON'T CUT ANCIENT TREES
IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND OR WANT TO DO A LITTLE MORE PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING WITH ANY CONCERNS (This can really help a lot because they hate bad PR since it can effect their bottom line!)
Brooksfield Timber Division Leigh Tang Telephone: (604) 661-9143 E-mail:ltang@brookfield.com
Makenzie Leine, Island Timberlands manager of sustainability and community affairs - Telephone: (250) 755-3500 mleine@islandtimberlands.com
Darshan Sihota, Island Timberlands President - Telephone: (250) 755-3531
Email: dsihota@islandtimberlands.com
Island Timberlands Woodlands Office 5th Floor, 65 Front Street Nanaimo, BC Canada V9R 5H9 Fax: (250) 755-3540
LET THE MEDIA and ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT KNOW YOU WANT LOGGING IN CATHEDRAL GROVE STOPPED NOW!
REMEMBER THIS IS A GLOBAL COMPANY DESTROYING A LOCAL GEM!
Friday, January 04, 2008
Profitable Island Timberlands to become part of Bermuda-based partnership, a "global, pure-play public issuer"
While the logging company claims that there is a buffer of 300 metres between the falling area and the internationally renowned park, the reality is that the buffer is actually the Cameron River which meanders along the bottom of the Valley at that point just before flowing into Cameron Lake. 
