Sign-on Letter from Doctors and Nurses to Premier John Horgan
         

         Dear Premier John Horgan,

                  We are B.C. doctors and nurses and we urge you to protect the remaining old growth forests. Recent mapping shows there are only 2.7% of the big, ancient forests left in B.C.

                   Some of the trees are over a thousand years old. Although studies are underway, we do not yet understand how these ancient trees have survived fungal, bacterial or viral attacks. As a health professional this is of particular importance as these forests have been referred to as “genomic libraries” and are a medicinal legacy for future generations. For example, Agarikon, a species of mushroom found only on old growth trees is currently being studied for its antiviral properties against the SARS-Cov-2 virus.

                   There are many other reasons to preserve the last ancient stands. In addition to the importance of preserving biodiversity these old growth forests provide dense carbon banks important in mitigating climate change. Groups with diverse interests have all asked for cessation of old growth logging. These include the Union of B.C Municipalities, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the BC Chamber of Commerce.

                   Government scientists, who published a report titled the “Old Growth Strategic Review” in April 2020 asked for an IMMEDIATE deferral of all old growth logging. It has been over a year since this report was released and this recommendation has not been implemented. Premier Horgan, please save these last remaining ancient forests.

Sincerely,
   

Dr. Daniel O'Connell MD, Victoria
Dr. Joan Rosenberg MD, Victoria
Dr. Janet Ray MD, Victoria
Dr. Karen Buhler, MD, Vancouver
Dr. Stephanie von Dehn MD, Galiano
Dr. Hillary Quinn MD, Victoria
Dr. Emma Noble MD, Victoria
Dr. Robert O'Connor MD, Victoria
Dr. Patrick Kenny, physician,Victoria
Dr. Patrick Slobodian, MD, Esquimalt
Dr. Ellen Anderson MD, Sooke
Dr. Sameen Ahmed doctor, Quathiaski Cove
Jennifer Olson, Nurse, Crescent Valley,
Dr. Marlies Houwig,  physician, Yellowknife
Dr. Marley Greiner MD, Cumberland
Dr. Mary-Wynne Ashford MD,Victoria
Dr. Kristen Korol, physician, Victoria
Renae Barks, Nurse, Campbell River
Dr. Magnus Macnab, doctor, Victoria
Karen Skripitsky, Registered nurse, Shirley
Dr. B Lynn Kobierski, physician, Victoria
Dr. Caitlin Harmon MD, Victoria
Dr, Stefanie Green, physician, Victoria
Jeff Quinn Registered nurse, Cranbrook
Dr. Jane Ryan MD, Victoria
Dr. Edward Coates Physician, North Vancouver
Dr. Alicia Power Physician, Victoria
Dr. Kate Mehaffey MD, Victoria
Dr. Shana Johnston physician, Victoria
Dr. Ally Downs MD, Victoria
Heidi Machnee midwife,Victoria
Dr.Andrew Penn physician Victoria
Dr. Carrie McQuarrie physician Victoria
Dr. Zahra Abhari physician Victoria
Dr. Marco Animare resident physician Vancouver
Dr.Sarah Lea physician Victoria
Dr. Ally Oraas MD Yellowknife
Dr. Chantal Guillemette MD Nelson
Dr. Melissa Lem MD Vancouver
Dr. Mary-Jo Woolgar physician Mansons Landing
Dr. Lucila Nerenberg physician Victoria
Dr. Tara Gill physician Rossland
Dr, Jenna Creaser MD Cortes Island
Dr. Sienna Bourdon physician Brentwood Bay
Dr. Lindsay Warder physician Victoria
Dr. Kyle Merritt MD Nelson
Dr. Megan Kennedy MD Nelson
Dr. Karen Klingenberg, MD Victoria
Dr. Jane Papp MD Victora
Dr. Rashmi Chadha MD Vancouver
Dr. Lisa Sawyer physician Nelson
Dr. Gillian Gibson physician Whitehorse
Alysha Jones  registered nurse T'Sou-ke Nation Territory
Dr. Alan Quinn physician Nanoose Bay
Dona Grace-Campbell RN Kaslo
Dr. LLoyd Hildebrand MD Victoria
Dr. Sebastien Hade-Hetu MD Nelson
Dr. Jennifer Whyte Physician Victoria
Dr. Kyle Fisher MD Victoria
Dr. Juliana Caon, radiation Oncologist, Victoria
Helen Boyd, Registered Nurse, Comox
Dr. Carl Graves Physician, Comox
Dr. Steve Gray MD Victoria
Dr. Danica Gleave, Physician, victoria
Dr. Tasha Haiduk Physician Kimberley
Dr. Chris Fraser Physician Victoria
Dr. Jordan Andersen Physician Victoria
Dr. Linda Johannson Physician Nelson
Dr. Catherine O'Brien MD Victoria
Dr. Alison Michel Physician Victoria
Dr. Sophia Bianchi Physician Cranbrook
Dr. Sunshine Giesbrecht Family Physician Whitehorse
Dr. Tim Takaro physician-scientist and professor New Westminister- Qayqayt unceded lands
Angela McDiamid Registered Nurse Ladysmith
Dr. Donald Ross MD Abbotsford
Nadine Clark RN Comox
Dr. Andrew Birse Physician Nelson
Dr. Tomas Vally MD Sooke
Roland Ramsey retired Registered Nurse Comox
Kimberly Faber Registered Nurse Powell River
Dr. Edward Cormode pediatrician/retiredbVictoria
Dr. Leah Norgrove physician Victoria
Dr. Ambrose Marsh MD Sidney
Isabelle Laplante RN Cortes Island
Dr. Jeanette Boyd, Family Physician Nelson
Dr. Laura Phillips Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Michael Klein Physician Roberts Creek
Dr. Ed Dobyns MD Victoria
Dr. Lawrence Fawcett Physician Victoria
Dr, Cynthia Addison M.D. Powell River
Dr. Joel Keenleyside Physician Sidney
John Buchanan retired nurse Victoria
Dr. Sidney Sparling Physician Victoria
Dr. Warren Bell Family physician, co-founder CAPE
Dr. Sylvia Schriever Family Doctor Victoria
Dr. Sam Stasiuk MD Victoria
Dr. Wendy Ackerman Family physician Nelson
Dr. Corrie Cowan MD Victoria
Phillipa Lyons RN Vancouver
Dr. David Clinton-Baker Physician Victoria
Dr. Amy Cuthbertson Physician Victoria
Dr. Kim Daly RN PhD assistant teaching professor Victoria
Lea Lafuente Nursing Student Victoria
Dr, Clark Kerr Physician (RTD) Chilliwack
Raelynn Gibson RN Nelson
Dr. Jay Slater Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. Helen Campbell Victoria MD
Dr. Rod Ma MD Vancouver
Dr. John Staples Internal Medicine Physician Vancouver
Dr. Lauren Galbraith MD Nelson
Janelle Bellerive Nurse Practitioner Sooke
Theresa Restemeyer RN Courtenay
Alicia Green RN Victoria
Dr. Ron Abrahams MD CCFPM.S.C. LM Vancouver
Katherine Mooney Retired Nurse Vancouver
Dr. Tina Lai Physician Vancouver
Dr. Clayton Dyck Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. Andre Pickersgill Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Christopher LYONS Eye surgeon Vancouver
Dr. Ryan Bystrom Family physician West Kelowna
Dr. Elaine Wynne MD Vancouver
Dr. Julia MacIsaac Internal Medicine Physician Vancouver
Dr. Jeff Lynskey MD Powell river
Dr. Dale Nicoll physician Victoria
Dr. Shelina Musaji Physician Nelson
Dr. Adrianne Ross family doctor Vancouver
Dr. David Brook MD Victoria
Dr. Fraser Black Physician Victoria
Dr. John Campbell Md Chilliwack
Dr. Walter Salmaniw MD CD CAME physician Victoria
Dr. Clayton Reynolds Endocrinologist retired Victoria
Dr. Nanamma Maughn Family physician Masset
Dr. Jingxuan Zhao Resident Physician Vancouver
Dr. Herb Domke Physician Victoria
Dr. Andrew Swan retired physician Victoria
Dr. William Johnston retired physician Chilliwack
Dr. Valerie Cowan Physician Victoria
Dr. Margaret Manville physician Victoria
Dr. Jason Wale Emergency physician Victoria
Dr. Tina Webber physician Victoria
Dr. Ross Hooker Physician Victoria
Dr. Savannah Forrester Emergency medicine physician
Dr. Michelle Tousignant ER physician Victoria
Dr. Sean Patrick MD Victoria
Dr. Fred Voon Emergency Physician Victoria
Dr. Brian Wall Emergency Physician Victoria
Dr. Nick Rainier-Pope ER Physician Victoria
Dr. Matt Bouchard Physician Victoria
Dr. Max Moor-Smith EM Resident Victoria
Dr. Gretchen Andrews physician Beasley
Dr. Adriana Mejia-French Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. Jeff Unger Emergency Physician Saanichton
Dr. Jane Moran MD Victoria
Dr. Richard Grainger MD Victoria
Dr. Sylvie Argouarch Physician Victoria
Dr. Anne McHale MD Victoria
Dr. Caroline Walker Physician Masset
Dr. Michel Daoust-Wheatley Family physician
Dr. Stephen Wheeler Physician Victoria
Dr. Laura Swaney Pediatrician Cranbrook
Jennifer Chow RN Masset
Dr. Lauren Crawford Emergency Physician Victoria
Dr. Louis-Phillipe Plante Physician.emergency Victoria
Dr. Tracey Stephenson physician Cowichan Bay
Dr. Christopher Skappak Physician Vancouver
Kirsten Hood Nurse Practitioner Ladysmith
Dr. Carrie Wilhelm-Boyles doctor North Saanich
Dr. Jan Moolman Emergency Physician Duncan
Dr. Lindsey Forest ER Physician Duncan
Dr. Andrew Juren MD Nanaimo
Dr. Chris Hall MD Victoria
Dr. Tommy Lorenzo Physician North Saanich
Dr. Keira Haddow Physician Victoria
Dr. Michael Brownstein Psychiatrist Nelson
Dr. Jonathon Hamilton-Irving Emergency Physician Duncan
Dr. Alisa Sanregret MD Cranbrook
Dr. Paula Dubois MD,CCFP Cranbrook
Dr. Racheal Kroeker CCFP EM Cobble Hill
Dr. Fulvio Casciola MD North Saanich
Dr. Mandy Coleman Paediatrician Victoria
Dr. Leigh Sadler MD Victoria
Dr. Sally Carver Family Doctor Victoria
Dr. Alicia Pawluk Physician Victoria
Dr. Kathryn Lefebvre MD Cranbrook
Dr. Samantha McGinley MD Victoria
Dr. Fiona Coleman Family physician North Saanich
Dr. Ruth Stewart Physician Victoria
Dr. Jordan Friedmann Physician Vancouver
Dr. James Wiedrick Physician Nelson
Dr. Ruth Caden Physician Sidney
Dr. Molly Forrester Family Physician Victoria
Megan Tomlinson Registered Nurse Comox
Dr. Arlo Green MD Victoria
Dr, Rose Brink Physician North Saanich
Marilyne Tovar RN Village of Masset
Megha Daoust RN Masset
Dr. Matthew Moher Physician Victoria
Dr. Eric Milne MD Victoria
Dr. Sarah Yager Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Nicole Del Bel Physician Brentwood Bay
Dr. Maureen Boylan Physician Victoria
Dr. Adam Pankalla Physician Victoria
Dr. Milvi Tislar MD Victoria
Dr. Simon-Pierre Glaude Emergency Physician Duncan
Dr. Alexandra Mihailovic General surgery and intensive care Victoria
Dr. Quynh-Dao Dinh MD Vancouver
Dr. Allison Ye MD Prince George
Dr. Tracy Pressey Physician Vancouver
Patricia McManus Registered Nurse Masset
Dr. Shauna Tierney Hospitalist Victoria
Dr. Saskia Acton MD Victoria
Dr. Christopher Stuart Physician Victoria
Dr. David Cook MD Victoria
Dr. Ashley Bakker Physician Fernie
Dr. Anne Nguyen Physician Victoria
Dr. Cecile Andreas Physician Cranbrook
Anne-Marie Cayer Registered Midwife Haida Gwaii
Dr. Greg Andreas MD Cranbrook
Darci Redlick RN Terrace
Claire Schopfer RN Masset
Kailyn MacCarthy RN Squamish
Noel Apunen Washburn RN Lasqueti
Dr. Kalen Leech-Porter Physician Duncan
Dr. Trevor Hancock Public health physician Victoria
Dr. Robin Norris MD Victoria
Dr. Meredith Briggs MD Victoria
Amanda Shibley RN Masset
Dr. Derek Saunders MD Victoria
Dr. Jessica Fry Physician Victoria
Dr. Christine Dalziel Medical Doctor Victoria
Carolyn Shaffer RN, Community HealthServices Port Alberni
Ruth Featherstone Registered Nurse Vancouver
Dr. Rodica Janz MD Nelson
Dr. Zoe Zimmerman MD Victoria/Dawson City
Dr. Ryan Herriot Physician Victoria
Dr. Hagen Kluge Physician Sooke
Dr. Marc Bosenberg General Practitioner North Saanich
Dr. Vivian Ming Physician Victoria
Dr. Mary Elrick Family physician Victoria
Judith Fearing registered nurse Nelson
Dr. Frank Nezil MD Victoria
Dr. Carrie Wilhelm-Boyles ER Physician North Saanich
Chelsea Walton RN Victoria
Dr. Aimee Kernick Physician Victoria
Dr. Glen Ashmead Emergency Physician- retired
Dr. Erica Frank Physician and Professor Nanoose Bay
Ken Lee Registered Nurse McLennan/Vancouver
Dr. Kristin Erickson Family Physician Cumberland
Kristiana Perri Registered Nurse Victoria
Brenda Canitz Registered Nurse Victoria
Dr. Andrea Wilhelm Physician Duncan
Linda Stirton retired R.N.Victoria
Dr. Erika Maher Physician Victoria
Dr. Michael Smith Physician Victoria
Dr. Andrea Lewis Family Physician Sidney
Colby Stafford Nurse Practitioner Victoria
Alexandra Ord RN Victoria
Dr. Deanna Teichrob IM and Critical Care Nelson
Dr. Hendrik De Lange Physician Victoria
Jeremy Brennan Registered Nurse Esquimalt
Dr. Laura MacKinnon Family Physician North Cowichan
Dr. Morgan Lindsay MD Duncan
Dr. Justine Spencer Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. Amelia Nuhn Doctor Port Moody
Dr. Valorie Masuda Physician Duncan
Dr. Arielle Nowell MD Victoria
Dr. Lindsay Mackay Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. Noah O'Connell MD Cumberland
Dr. Aaron Johnson Family Medicine Resident Campbell River
Dr. Marnie Jakab doctor Campbell River
Dr. Joshua Wiggins Physician Cumberland
Dr. Hannah Gummeson Family Physician Campbell River
Dr. Evan Rogers Family Physician Campbell River
Dr. Arielle Roberts MD Family Practice Resident Campbell River-Ligwida'xw Territory
Dr. Stephanie Shea Family Medicine resident Comox
Dr. Leah Trippell Resident physician Campbell River
Dr. Olena Pylypchuk MD Comox
Dr. Andrew Buckley MD, Family Practice Comox
Maureen Rowan Retired Public Health Nurse Victoria
Dr. Evan Mah Family Medicine  Campbell River
Andrea Green R.N. Victoria
Dr. Karen Palmer M.D. Victoria
Dr. Stu Gershman MD Victoria
Dr. Jill Kelly Emergency Physician Victoria
Dr. Venessa Young Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Elizabeth Mason Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Karin Campbell MD Victoria
Dr. Heather Braybrook Physician Victoria
Dr. Mary Charmaine Cannen MD Victoria
Dr. Elizabeth Swiggum Cardiologist Victoria
Dr. Cara Solas Medical oncologist Victoria
Dr. Marie-Claude Gregoire Pediatrician Victoria
Natasha Fearnley registered Nurse Victoria
Dr. James Melling MD Victoria
Andrew Green registered Nurse Comox
Samira Kreutz Registered Nurse Victoria
Christine Smith Registered Nurse Nanaimo
Dr. Fiona Quinn Physician Nanaimo
Erin Zip Registered Nurse Victoria
Michele WIlliams RN Victoria
Tammy Mcintyre RN Port Alberni
Melissa Wilding Registered Nurse Squamish
Dr. Steven Griffin-Cochrane M.D.Comox
Emily Ross R.N. Victoria
Stephanie Gabriel RN Victoria
Dr. Laurence Bosley Physician Victoria
Kim Monkman Registered Psychiatric Nurse Victoria
Sally Thorne Registered Nurse Vancouver
Dr. C Turner Physician Victoria
Paula Branchi Emergency Registered Nurse Courtenay
Hilary Chapman Comox Registered Nurse
Emilia Nevin RN Victoria
Christine Roh Physician Victoria
Dr. Michelle Linekin Physician Penticton
Dr. Marni Brydon Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Josh Levin Family Medicine Victoria
Dr. Rachel Grimminck Physician Duncan
Elizabeth Bodner RN,RM Powell River
Cedar McMechan Registered Nurse Terrace
Cheryl Holden Registered Nurse Sooke
Dr. Ralph Lapp MD Victoria
Dr. Sumi Leibscher Family Physician Victoria
Jenny Lindstrom Registered Nurse  150 Mile House
Susan Fack Registered Psychiatric Nurse Surrey
Dr. Erin Fukushima Physician Vancouver
Dr. Chad Lund Radiation Oncologist Port Moody
Dr. Claire Astley Physician Victoria
Dr. Steve Larigakis family physician Vancouver
Shirley Ballin Retired RN Vancouver
Dr. Ryan Liebscher M.D. Victoria
Dr. Mark Sherman Physician Brentwood Bay
Dr. Michel Pawlik Family Physician Sidney
Rachel French de Mejia Nurse/Nurse Educator Victoria
Jeanette James retired RN Victoria
Bruce Gamage Registered Nurse North Vancouver
Dr. Jochen Moehr M.D., Ph.D., Professoe Emeritus Victoria
Palmira Brouwer Registered Nurse North Vancouver
Dr. Peter Pare Emeritus Professor of Respiratory Medicine Pender Island
Dr. Lora Morrice M.D. Brentwood Bay
Dr. Stephanie Bentzon Family Physician Victoria
Dr. Mandana Kaviani Doctor Vancouver
Dr. Lorna Cutt physician Duncan
Dr. Joan Robilliard retired family physician Vancouver
Dr. Margaret McGregor Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. Brenda Hardie, MD Family Physician Vancouver
Dr. jennifer Ross MD Victoria
Dr. Peter Carter retired MD Victoria
Dr. Sylvie Argouarch md geri-psychiatrist Victoria
Dr. Saskia Acton MD Hospitalist Victoria
Dr. David Morton Family Practice Victoria
Dr. Lucy Lyons MD Vancouver
Dr. Rene Beyers doctor North Vancouver
Dr Veerle Willaeys MD North Vancouver
Bernadette McEwen retired nurse Sidney
Lea Baile retired nurse Pender Island
Dr. Stacey McDonald Family Physician CCFP FRFP Duncan
Liz McKinnon registered nurse Cobble Hill
Dr. Tracey Stephenson Emergency Doctor Duncan
Dr. Graham Brockley Family Physician CCFP (EM) Ladysmith
Dr. Xochitl Hanson Pastran CCFP Vancouver
Dr. Erin Budd MD CCFP Vancouver
Dr. Chad Lund MD FRCPC Surrey
Dr. Garth McIver MD Vancouver
Dr. Michael Stanger retired surgeon Victoria
Dr. Nattana Dixon Warren Family physician Rossland
Dr. Stephanie Cameron Physician Rossland
Dr. Kathryn Hale MD, OBGYN Trail
Dr. Megan Taylor Family Physician Castlegar
Lynne james RN Penticton
Dr. Katie Forman Family Physician Rossland
Dr. Lindsay Mourant D.O. Rossland
Dr. Ian Ferguson MD FRCSC Rossland
Judith Fearing Registered Nurse Nelson
Dr. Caroline Shihan GP Cranbrook
Dr. Nadene Henderson MD Ladysmith
Dr. Spencer Rose Paediatrician Victoria
Kim Ferraro RN Trail



































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