Ontario is home to the…

Ontario is home to the largest remaining stand of old growth red pine anywhere in the world. This 1,600-hectare old growth forest is found at Wolf Lake, in the northeast corner of Greater Sudbury.

This forest is a provincial and natural treasure. From a historical perspective, it is the only location that demonstrates what the initial forest ecosystem must have been before logging and mining changed the face of Sudbury and nearby areas. Recreationally, it is a canoeist destination with its white quartzite hills and old growth red pine, often referred to as the ‘Killarney of the north’. Ecologically, it is a huge sink for storing carbon and mitigating climate change. Culturally, it is part of the traditional lands of Wahnapitae First Nation

Unique treasures like the Wolf Lake old growth red pine forest should be protected from industrial activity, permanently and the Ontario government has the ability to do so by declaring it as a protected area and I strongly encourage my provincial government to do so.