Forests Minister Ravi Parmar’s Langford office Sunday, accusing the provincial government of failing to live up to its commitments to protect old-growth forests. The demonstrators say the province is moving in the wrong direction on old-growth protection and pointed to an increase in old-growth timber being offered through BC Timber Sales. “They promised to protect old growth, and right now, he’s just taken BC Timber Sales, and he’s increased their sale of old-growth timber by 40 per cent,” protester Will O’Connell said. The province has previously maintained it is working to protect at-risk old-growth forests while supporting forestry-dependent communities and maintaining a viable industry. ’s remaining old-growth forests.