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Street Performance Highlights Need to ‘Vote No Tankers’ in BC

October 21, 2010 | 

VANCOUVER – A lively street performance involving 30 people took place this morning to draw attention to the federal solution to proposed projects such as Enbridge Inc’s Northern Gateway ...

Young Parents Reclaim Public Land for Garden

September 30, 2010 | 

Media Release For immediate release 30/09/2010 Contact: Gordon O’Connor 250 858 9990 goconnor@dogwoodbc.ca Young Parents Reclaim Public Land for Garden Reclaim the Commons Gardening Initiative Promotes Local Food Sovereignty ...

Controversial Application for Urban Sprawl in Jordan River

August 20, 2010 | 

Contact: Gordon O’Connor – 250 370 9930 ext. 26 Controversyover urban sprawl in the spectacular coastal forests West of Victoria has beenre-ignited by a proposal to rezone 7 parcels ...

Federal opposition parties are committed to protecting BC from Enbridge oil spills

July 30, 2010 | 

Contact: Eric Swanson 250-858-9990 As Enbridge faces criticism in the United States for their 4 million litre spill into the Kalamazoo River, which is inflicting harm on people, communities, ...

Enbridge oil spill into Michigan river debunks claims of safety in British Columbia

July 27, 2010 | 

Media ReleaseFor immediate release 27/07/2010Contact: Eric Swanson 250-418-1672 VICTORIA – Over 3 million liters of crude oil have spewed into a river after a breach on an Enbridge-operated pipeline ...

Community Demands Protection For Local Farms

July 15, 2010 | 

Over 500 people packed into a public hearing last night on the Vantreight development proposal and spoke almost unanimously in favour of protecting the region’s farms from urban sprawl.  ...

Federal Liberals Commit to Tanker Ban

June 21, 2010 | 

June 21, Victoria – Dogwood Initiative is applauding a statement from Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff this morning declaring his party’s support for strong legislation banning oil tankers on BC’s ...

Community Outraged Over Vantreight Development Project

June 18, 2010 | 

Last night over 125 people packed into a standing room only town hall meeting to raise concerns about Ian Vantreight’s proposal to build a luxury subdivision on rural land ...

Defending Our Rural Land – Town Hall Meeting About Vantreight Proposal

June 17, 2010 | 

  On Thursday Jun 17 people from across the region will gather in Central Saanich to discuss how Ian Vantreight’s application to build 57 houses and 57 suites in ...