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Targets included the Gastown steam clock, artist Douglas Coupland’s Digital Orca sculpture, the Olympic torch, Science World and the CBC offices, the group said
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July 28, 2022 • 5 hours ago • 1 minute read • 13 comments Vancouver’s Gastown Steam Clock is seen spray-painted with slogans in this image provided by activist group Save Old Growth on July 28, 2022 Handout photo – Save Old Growth / THE CANADIAN PRESS
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A group of activists opposing the cutting down of old-growth trees in British Columbia say they spray-painted Vancouver tourist attractions and landmarks as an act of civil disobedience.
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The group Save OId Growth said targets included the Gastown steam clock, artist Douglas Coupland’s Digital Orca sculpture, the Olympic torch, Science World and the CBC offices.
The group, which released a photo of the steam clock covered in slogans, said it painted the messages as a reminder of what it called the BC government’s “broken promises” on logging.
Const. Tanya Visintin said in a statement that Vancouver police are “investigating the steam clock accident.”
Save Old Growth said their action coincided with Overshoot Day, which is designed to mark the date when humanity has used up all the biological resources the planet is capable of regenerating each year.
The group previously stood behind road blockades, but said in late June it would “de-escalate” such actions and instead turn to other tactics.
These roadblocks led to the arrest of dozens of people and caused major traffic disruptions in Vancouver and elsewhere.
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