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Greenpeace and two of its protesters must compensate loggers who couldn't work during an anti-logging protest, the B.C. Appeal Court has ruled.

The case dates back to 1997, when a group of environmental protesters sailed to Roderick Island, some 200 kilometres north of Vancouver Island, on a boat called Moby Dick.

There, the activists approached a group of loggers subcontracted by Western Forest Products Ltd. and chained themselves to the crew's equipment.

"By the time (the camp manager) arrived, banners with such sayings as 'Stop clear cutting the Great Bear Rainforest: Greenpeace' and 'Protesters for hire: 1-800-Greenpeace' were hanging from various pieces of equipment, namely the log loader and the grapple yarder," wrote Appeal Court Justice Mary Southin in the ruling released this week.

A lower court judge had ordered Greenpeace and protesters Tzeporah Berman and Tamara Stark to pay four loggers more than $6,000.

The three appeal court judges were unanimous in throwing out the activists' appeal of that decision.

In the ruling, Southin said the appellants knew that the loggers couldn't do their jobs and that's enough to order financial compensation.

The protesters had argued they couldn't be liable because they didn't know the loggers wouldn't be paid unless they worked.

"The protesters had argued they couldn't be liable because they didn't know the loggers wouldn't be paid unless they worked."

LOL. Imagine that - people get paid when they work. If these morons ever worked a real job, they might understand that....

Hey, trust me, I know plenty of gubment contractors that get paid..... if ya know what I mean.

Other than that, damn skippy they should reimburse those loggers. You should be able to get your point across without infringing on other's livelihood. That's as stupid as some of us chaining ourselves to commercial boats so they won't fish.... like that would stop them.

You'd just be bait for the day!

Hey, I'd be good for halibut. They're into stinkbait, ain't they?

My uncle is a logger and has seen a great decrease in income over the years. he weather dictates the most, too sunny-fires, too rainy- can't log. It is a physically dangerous and trying job. He is also the first one to discuss the threats to our land by clear cutting. But, he doesn't make the decisions. He goes to work when there is work and fought the fires when there were no firefighters (BC). If his work was stopped due to a rally, I would expect him to be paid for the loss. If they believe in the cause so much then they can be educated enough to target the people making the choice to clear cut, not the workers. o next time they or you want to stop a logger from logging, go buy them dinner and hear their side.