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US Oil Spill Swells BC First Nations Opposition to Tar Sands Pipeline and Tankers
CALGARY, AB – Enbridge‘s pipeline and tanker project to British Columbia’s coast isn’t going to happen. BC First Nations made this message very clear to Enbridge Inc’s executives and shareholders on May 5th at the Metropolitan Conference Center in downtown Calgary. “We’re not going to risk oil spills into our… Continue reading
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Deepwater Horizon highlights need for oil tanker ban in BC
dogwoodinitiative — May 04, 2010 — Charles Campbell from the Victoria-based Dogwood Initiative discusses the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and how it illustrates the need for a legislated oil tanker ban in British Columbia. Learn more at http://notankers.ca Continue reading
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British Columbians tell Government: Ancient Forests Forever
Victoria – Three Vancouver Island MLA’s submitted over 2500 petitions today calling for the phase out of old-growth logging on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. The petitions were collected by the Wilderness Committee, and submitted by Members of the Legislative Assembly Scott Fraser, Lana Popham and Claire Trevena on… Continue reading
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Grizzly Bears Killed at Twice the Allowable Rate in BC
Vancouver – The number of grizzly bears dying at the hands of humans in British Columbia is regularly exceeding the provincial government’s own limits on bear kills – largely because of trophy hunting, according to new research released on the first day of the bear hunting season in B.C. In… Continue reading
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BC Parks Get Shortchanged While Fees Increase
Vancouver – Last Friday, a day of the week typically reserved for announcing unpopular decisions, the BC government quietly announced fee increases for provincial parks. User fees take effect April 1 for a range of recreation activities including camping, back-country overnight hiking, mooring buoy fees as well as sani-station access. “It’s… Continue reading
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