{"id":73485,"date":"2023-02-26T21:16:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-26T21:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/neil-young-makes-surprise-appearance-at-b-c-old-growth-rally\/"},"modified":"2023-02-26T21:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T21:16:20","slug":"neil-young-makes-shock-look-at-b-c-outdated-development-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/26\/neil-young-makes-shock-look-at-b-c-outdated-development-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Young makes shock look at B.C. outdated development rally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canadian music legend Neil Young<\/a> made a shock look Saturday at an old-growth logging protest rally on the British Columbia legislature.<\/p>\n

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Young performed acoustic guitar and harmonica, and sang two songs: \u201cComes A Time,\u201d which has a refrain about tall bushes, and his hit \u201cHeart of Gold.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Young, billed as a \u201cspecial guest,\u201d was not listed as showing on the occasion, the place astonished protesters, many dressed as bushes and wild animals, cheered wildly and sang alongside to \u201cHeart of Gold.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you Canada,\u201d mentioned Young. \u201cYou know I\u2019m only here for those trees up there and it\u2019s a beautiful, and it\u2019s a precious, sacred thing, these old trees because they show us the power of nature when we are being threatened. They show us the past and they show us our future.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s something I hope our Canadian government and business section will recognize that this has to do with Canada,\u201d he mentioned. \u201cIt has to do with the ages, if we are lucky enough to have ages. These trees have lasted so long they deserve Canada\u2019s respect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the B.C. authorities launched new approaches to handle timber assets to guard extra old-growth bushes from logging.<\/p>\n

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Premier David Eby mentioned extra areas at the moment are being deferred from logging than ever on file.<\/p>\n

The old-growth deferral is a authorities program in B.C. the place old-growth areas slated for logging at the moment are deferred till a later date or not logged in any respect.<\/p>\n

The logging deferral of old-growth forests is now at 2.1 million hectares, up from final spring\u2019s report of 1.7 million hectares, Eby mentioned.<\/p>\n

Young was launched by his spouse, actress Daryl Hannah, who mentioned the chilly climate was giving her a little bit of mind freeze.<\/p>\n

\u201cDespite the complexities, the necessary and simple answer is do no harm,\u201d she mentioned. \u201cNo further destruction. Love, support and respect your elders.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease lend your support to another type of elder, your fellow Canadian from a small town in Ontario.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Many of the folks within the crowd dressed up as elements of the forest, together with bushes, bears, owls and frogs.<\/p>\n

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This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Feb. 25, 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n