Man turns himself in to police over manure pile left at B.C. premier’s office

RCMP on Vancouver Island say a man has turned himself in after a big pile of manure was left at the front door of Premier John Horgan’s constituency office in Langford last week.

Corp. Alex Berube says the man turned himself into the West Shore RCMP detachment on Monday and was released on an undertaking to appear in court Aug. 18.

He says the man faces a criminal charge of mischief, however, his name won’t be released until the charge has been sworn in court.

In a news release from the group Save Old Growth, a man only identified as Richard says the supporter turned himself in and is taking responsibility for what he did.

“Last week’s message was clear: British Columbians are tired of bulls***, empty promises to protect old growth. This morning, May 30th, the message is less succinct, but equally as intentional: Save Old Growth supporters are prepared to face the consequences for disruptive behaviors, and also to work towards a more sustainable, beautiful BC,” a statement from the group reads.

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Late last year, the province announced that it was consulting First Nations on deferring the logging of big, ancient, and rare old-growth trees across 26,000 square kilometres of forests in B.C.

The B.C. government says it’s developing, alongside First Nations, a “new approach to sustainable forest management,” noting deferrals are already in place on nearly 1.7 million hectares of old growth.

In April of this year, Horgan said his government’s goal is to combine traditional Indigenous knowledge with developing industry expertise through one of the more sophisticated old-growth strategies ever seen in B.C.

According to Save Old Growth, members are “tired of the Horgan NDP government’s inaction to protect old growth forests, despite the government’s campaign promises to implement all 14 recommendations of the old-growth strategic review panel and a ‘paradigm shift’ for B.C.’s forestry industry to prioritize old growth and ecosystem health.”