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Legislation introduced to permanently protect Canada’s Pacific North Coast from oil spills
Environmental groups are once again applauding MPs who are taking the necessary steps to secure a permanent tanker ban on Canada’s Pacific North Coast. A Private Member’s Bill was ...
Victory on Tanker Ban Motion a Victory for the Coast
Environmental groups are praising the vote today in the House of Commons in support of a legislated tanker ban for Canada’s Pacific North Coast. The motion was put forward ...
Street Performance Highlights Need to ‘Vote No Tankers’ in BC
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
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
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
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
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
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, 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 ...