London, 13/01/2012. Protesters gathered today outside the Brookfield Asset Management Inc. HQ in central London. They claimed in their press release that: <<their subsidiary Island Timberlands is about to start clearfelling virgin forest on Cortes Island, BC, Canada. The forest is at the centre of the island's water supply and is home to numerous endangered species. The island community have offered to buy the forest but the company has refused all reasonable offers>>. During the...
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London, 13/01/2012. Protesters gathered today outside the Brookfield Asset Management Inc. HQ in central London. They claimed in their press release that: <<their subsidiary Island Timberlands is about to start clearfelling virgin forest on Cortes Island, BC, Canada. The forest is at the centre of the island's water supply and is home to numerous endangered species. The island community have offered to buy the forest but the company has refused all reasonable offers>>. During the day, in 5 different cities across the globe, activists met in front of the company's offices to call for the Cortes Island forest to be saved.
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