Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸

I am so sad and annoyed this morning.

They are topping more trees in Cathedral Grove.

The place that was literally shown to the world during the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Olympics now has dozens of headless 30-50ft tall, 300 year old, stumps.

Because “safety”, I assume.

There has been a road through this park for 100 years, but it took until the 2020s for someone to decide there were “danger trees”.

We’re all idiots.

I am going to try to take a picture this morning of the new cuts but it is all blocked off as they work so it will be hard or impossible. I’ll do my best.

What are we doing. Why are we like this? 😢

The photo is from earlier this year. Most of the headless trees are along the road, but not all. This shows one along the walking path.
cc: @josie_osborne @mlabotterell @emilylowan
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Apr 2 at 1:18pmWeb
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸2d ago

@josie_osborne @mlabotterell @emilylowan

I wonder if this would have made it into the opening ceremonies.it certainly would have been a different message.

Show threadKolokoko Bird!2d ago
@chris @josie_osborne @mlabotterell @emilylowan I am sad about this, too, Chris.
Show threadEdwin G. 2d ago

@chris @josie_osborne @mlabotterell @emilylowan 😡

We should be toppling/tear down the road instead.

Show threadJean-François Mezei2d ago
@chris @EdwinG that road is sort of necessary as it links port Alberni (and ucluelet/tofino) to the rest of Vancouver island.
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸2d ago
@jfmezei @EdwinG or we could just not cut any of the trees down alongside it.
Show threadTheresa2d ago
@chris @josie_osborne @emilylowan ah this is sad..we value all the wrong this it seems.
Show thread*|FNAME|*2d ago

@chris
Cathedral Grove is such an incredible, magical place. 😔

@josie_osborne @emilylowan

Show threadBadass Britt 2d ago

@chris this makes my heart sad… we got married in Cathedral Grove… 10 years ago.

It’s a magical place.

Show threadpoprox2d ago
@chris those poor trees 😭 save the trees, sabotage the paths and roads
Show threadtripleman, a 🇨🇦 in 🇩🇪2d ago
@chris rage. just absolute rage.
Show threadTormod2d ago

@chris @josie_osborne @emilylowan

Nobody thought to ban the "danger cars"? Pretty sure they cause a lot more damage than the trees.

Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸2d ago
@airwhale @josie_osborne @emilylowan funny you mention that. I'm just about to post about a potential action. Not sure that it is a solution, but it can’t hurt.