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Support for the Tahltan growing
Fiveweeks have passed since the arrest of 13 Tahltan defending the SacredHeadwaters from Fortune Minerals’ attempts to drill in this revered naturalarea. FortuneMinerals’ executives may have succeeded in moving ...
Risks of Enbridge's pipeline
Art Meyer, president of Enbridge’sGateway Pipeline Inc. claims that his company made its decision to route itspipeline through Kitimat based on how “environmentally sensitive” theroute would be. What he ...
Privatization of Prince Rupert’s coal port?
Privatizing profits, publicizing costs? A catfight is developing over who will get rich from the purchase of the Prince Rupert Ridley coal terminal. In one corner is Ontario-based Fortune ...
Public Hearings needed regarding sale of Terasen
The letter below was written by David Shipway, an activist on Cortes Island. He raises many important points about the relationship between democracy, globalization and control of resources. I ...
A Tahltan Responds
The letter below was submitted to the Vancouver Sun by Beverly Slater (a Tahltan band member and law student at Univ. of Victoria) in response to an Op-ed by ...
Strength in Community: Tom Hackney and the GSX
Tom Hackney, President of the GSX Concerned Citizens Coalition gives a prime example of how a community can come together to change the world. Below he discusses how the ...
Democracy and Energy Security BC Style
The door just closed even further on securing BC’s energy future. With little public attention the BC Utilities Commission ruled that there need not be a public hearing to ...
13 Tahltan arrested for protecting Sacred Headwaters
In a massive display of opposition to unsustainable development and unaccountable government, 13 Tahltan were arrested peacefully this afternoon. After a moving ceremony witnessed by 100 supporters, including 15 ...
What new relationship with First Nations?
It’s ironic that one day after the BC government announces $100 million to support First Nations capacity on resource issues the RCMP moves in to arrest Tahltan elders and ...
