Wednesday May 15, 2013 What makes me sad about last night’s election in British Columbia (BC) is that I know a lot of folks that really care about the people and the planet had their hearts broken. The candidates and their supporters that I saw at the left-leaning BC New Democratic Party's (BC NDP) election night party were a group of people who I know wanted to make BC a better place—it was hard to watch them leave the convention centre with sad faces. ... read more »
Thursday May 9, 2013 The following is a message from an inspirational young activist. If you live in British Columbia’s Vancouver/Surrey area, please considering attending his Rally to Stop the Enbridge Pipeline (& Kinder Morgan Expansion) this Saturday, May 11 @11am, Holland Park in Surrey. Can't make it to the event?... read more »
Friday Apr 26, 2013 When I was growing up, anytime I proposed something my mother considered impossible, she would say: “And pigs will fly.” I remembered that expression when I read this article in British Columbia’s Surrey Leader that leads with this sentence:... read more »
Wednesday Mar 27, 2013 British Columbians have been pretty clear that the environmental risks of the proposed Enbridge and new Kinder Morgan tar sands pipeline are just too high to bear. But what about the financial risks?... read more »
Thursday Mar 14, 2013 If Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has his way, British Columbia will be a much healthier environment for oil industry bottom lines than it will be for our communities and our wildlife. The lifeblood of our coast—from wild salmon to spirit bears to Douglas firs—is on the line. ... read more »
Thursday Mar 7, 2013 A few days ago, I noticed something pretty striking when reading the US State Department’s report about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. It made me wonder if the State Department is really paying attention to what’s happening up here in British Columbia.... read more »
Friday Feb 22, 2013 It wouldn’t hurt Prime Minister Harper and Enbridge execs to brush up on their Dr. Seuss reading, as the Merritt Herald recently suggested. In celebration of my daughter’s birthday and the welcoming of my new child, I leave for maternity leave with this spoof on Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham.... read more »
Wednesday Feb 13, 2013 Last July, a pod of orcas made a rare appearance of in English Bay, as they chased schools of coho and herring almost to the mouth of Vancouver Harbour.
It is a sight we can hope to see more of here in the Lower Mainland thanks to the successful work done by local conservationists to bring back herring populations, which are a key part of the food chain for species like porpoises and orcas.... read more »
Thursday Jan 31, 2013 Download this factsheet as a PDF.... read more »
Thursday Jan 24, 2013 Transcripts from the Joint Review Panel’s Vancouver community hearings for Enbridge’s proposed pipeline and tanker project could read like a script from a play:... read more »