BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20170223T073000Z DTEND:20170222T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Logging to Tourism: The Port Renfrew Transition DESCRIPTION:The world-renown Avatar Grove\, just 20 minutes from Port Renfrew\, quickly became a major tourist destination once it was found and popularized in 2010. The Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce\, the Ancient Forest Alliance\, First Nations and the community successfully lobbied to have the Grove protected from logging. The protected stand is home to breathtaking\, gnarled\, giants that are a short walk from the parking area. This innovative\, collaborative project preserves a rare eco-sytem\, is good for the local economy\, and reminds all who visit of the beauty and inherent value of Vancouver Island's ancient forests.\n\n\n\nDan Hager\, President of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce and TJ Watt of the Ancient Forest Alliance will tell the story of Avatar Grove.\n\n \nSee TJ's bio here. | See Dan's Bio here. | Where is Avatar Grove?\n\n\n\nAvatar Grove on CHEK TV X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
\nThe world-renown \;Avatar Grove\, just 20 minutes from Port Renfrew\, quickly \;became \;a major tourist \;destination \;once it was found and popularized \;in 2010. The Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce\, the Ancient Forest Alliance\, First Nations and the community successfully lobbied \;to have the Grove protected from logging. The protected stand is home to breathtaking\, gnarled\, giants that are a short walk from the parking area. This innovative\, collaborative project preserves a rare eco-sytem\, is good for the local economy\, and reminds all who visit of the beauty and inherent value of Vancouver Island'\;s ancient forests.
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\nDan Hager\, President of the Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce and TJ Watt of the Ancient Forest Alliance will tell the story of Avatar Grove.
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See \;TJ'\;s \;bio here. \;  \;|  \;See Dan'\;s Bio here. \; |  \;Where is Avatar Grove?
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\nAvatar Grove on CHEK TV
\n LOCATION:Cowichan Golf & Country Club 4695 Trans Canada Hwy. East on Bench Rd.\, take first left/north UID:e.1867.4070 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260410T120144Z URL:https://business.duncancc.bc.ca/events/details/logging-to-tourism-the-port-renfrew-transition-02-22-2017-4070 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR