Posts from ‘Campaigns’ - Page 71
Where is Ida?
I was playing hide and seek last week with a two-year-old. She kept trying to sneak past me by covering her own eyes, no doubt thinking “If I can’t ...
Sustainable reform
As mentioned in my first blog, before I lay out some of the serious problems we are facing and discuss how we might resolve them, I want to justify ...
Liberals take the plunge
Big news. Thousands of Dogwood supporters have been part of the push for a permanent tanker ban on BC’s north coast and after three years of hard work, the ...
Dogwood goes to Enbridge 2010 AGM
One of the most difficult aspects of trying to stop large corporations like Enbridge from bringing oil tankers to our coast is an intrinsic imbalance of power and accountability. ...
Want an Oil Tanker Ban? Tell the Federal Liberals
Watch this video to get a sense of the historic ‘Solidarity Gathering of Nations’ event that took place in Kitimaat Village on May 29th. Then click here to write ...
Dogwood Initiative Responds to Enbridge Regulatory Application
Contact: Eric Swanson – 250-381-3226 VICTORIA – Responding to Enbridge’s filing of an application late today for their Northern Gateway tar sands pipeline and tanker project to BC’s coast, ...
Central Saanich’s Rogue Council
In our continent of big box stores and commuter suburbs Central Saanich is anomalous as a rural community that protects its farms by funneling development into existing urban areas. ...
Not Here, Not Ever
As you read this, a vast oil spill, likely to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez, is spreading across the Gulf of Mexico after a fire and explosion that killed ...
A Way Of Life That Can Not Be Lost
Norm Hann – Guest Blogger My first trip to the Gitgaat community of Hartley Bay on the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest was for Aboriginal Day after the ...