Re: 鈥淟ogging plan on hold again for consultation with nearby lodge,鈥� May聽9.
Last month, Paris鈥檚 Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire. The grief of Parisians, denizens of the great culture capital, home of the ancient Gothic cathedral, with its renowned 鈥渇orest of lattice work鈥� and flying buttresses, was shared by people around the world, who watched in horror as 400 firefighters formed a human chain, risking their lives to save the beloved building and its priceless artifacts.
During the following days, headlines depicted a global sigh of relief in discovering that while there was significant damage, all was not lost, including the cathedral鈥檚 famous rooftop honey bees.
鈥淲e will rebuild!鈥� President Emmanuel Macron declared, as the country鈥檚 wealthiest pledged hundreds of millions.
Recently, here in a great nature capital, a letter-writing campaign forced only the 鈥減ostponement鈥� of the logging of 109 hectares of world-renowned ancient forest, the importance of which cannot be overstated. Similar to Notre Dame Cathedral, our trees are priceless. The difference is, we cannot rebuild.
Karin Dayton
Victoria
