Thursday March 4, 2004

This morning at 9:30 am Mr. Bill Zinovich, BC Parks Project Supervisor for the proposed parking lot in Cathedral Grove, arrived at the gate just outside of the Park. He stated; "This is a construction site! You'll have to leave the area!" He was talking to 10 concerned citizens, aged 10 to 75, from Victoria, Duncan, Nanaimo, Parksville, and Port Alberni. The foreman of the logging crew pulled in with a second truck marked; "Talbot Forest Ventures Ltd." This man watched as Mr. Bill Zinovich handed everyone present a Writ of Summons. Upon examination this document basically invites the public, or anyone named John and Jane Doe 1 through 50, to attend a hearing for the application of an injunction by the BC government to be held at 10am on Monday March 8, 2004 at the Nanaimo courthouse. The Queen Elizabeth the second is requesting an injunction from the BC court to stop the public from entering publicly owned land adjacent to MacMillan Park just to the South in Cathedral Grove. Mr. Bill Zinovich acted as if the document he was presenting held some power over the people present.

The concerned citizens refused to leave the area and Mr. Bill Zinovich left showing signs of frustration. The foreman listened to the people for a few minutes and accepted an invitation to the public meeting to be held at 7:30 pm this evening in the Qualicum Civic Centre. Mr. Bill Zinovich, Mr. Bill Barisoff(WLAP Minister), and MLA Gillian Trumper have all declined invitations to attend.

Maps, slides, photographs, and video will be included in presentations will be made from various points of view about the future of Cathedral Grove. For more more info and places to write please check out: http://www.cathedralgrove.com

hope to see you there,

Richard Boyce