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August 28, 2003 YTS Resigns from Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-operative For your information, the Youbou TimberLess Society has resigned from the Cowichan Lake Community Forest Co-operative effective today. The complete text of the YTS letter of resignation follows. .pdf form Thank you for your continuing support of the Youbou TimberLess Society. 28 August 2003 Re: Membership Resignation After lengthy deliberation, the executive directors
of the Youbou TimberLess Society (YTS), have unanimously voted to
resign from For over two years, the YTS has struggled to meaningfully participate in making the CLCFC responsive to the needs of displaced millworkers in this community. This ambition has proved to be a fruitless and intractable task. The YTS has agonized over this decision, but found no way to reconcile our Society’s vision for the community with the current CLCFC Board’s policies, make-up, and direction. The YTS executive is convinced that our organization’s limited resources and voluntary capacity will be more effectively employed by focusing on other priority initiatives. The YTS wishes the CLCFC well and hopes that benefits derived from the Bolduc Forest Licence will one day percolate down to the workers of this community who need fibre. The Youbou TimberLess Society will continue to represent the interests of displaced sawmill workers and forest-dependent communities. Our goal is to promote co-operation with all organizations and individuals who share this Society’s vision of a truly community-accountable forestry model. We will continue to pursue our vision of a community forest that is both ecologically and economically sustainable — an ‘evergreen’ alternative. Sincerely, Roger Wiles, Secretary, YTS |
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