Posts from ‘Election – BC 2013’ - Page 2
In-Depth: the NDP position on oil tankers on B.C.'s coast
I’ve always been slightly put off by Earth Day. It’s nice to get together and march and listen to speeches with like-minded people, but it seemed to me to ...
Dix Says NDP Oil Tanker Stance Applies to Whole Region
On Earth Day, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix came out publicly against Kinder Morgan’s plans to bring more than 400 oil tankers per year to the waters around Vancouver, ...
What does the B.C. election mean for No Tankers?
The May 14 provincial election will be a critical moment for the No Tankers network. The next government of B.C. will have the power to stand up to plans ...
Community hearings are a wrap! Now what?
They held community hearings in 16 different towns and cities across British Columbia. They listened to presentations from everyday British Columbians for hour after hour, day after day. And ...
Knock the Vote, Victoria!
Victoria cooled to a chilly -2 C on Friday after the hottest activist-driven day of 2013 thus far: eight days of Enbridge hearings in Victoria had wrapped, rallies and ...
Oil tankers and pipelines a voting issue in Chilliwack-Hope?
On Wednesday morning I received an email from Mike in Chilliwack: “I have always voted Liberal but am concerned enough about the environment to have my vote swayed.” In ...