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The impact of unrest on Haida Gwaii
Once again the Haida are pushing the buttons of the Crown. OutgoingAttorney General Geoff Plant recently commented on open line talk radiothat he thought Haida leader Guujaaw lives on ...
Dogwood Initiative's founding Board member gets influential job with Privy Council
The staff and board of Dogwood Initiative are happy to congratulate our colleague David Boyd–one of our founding Board members, and currently a member of our Advisory Round Table–on ...
Double standards in BC's rural communities
As part of their pre-election strategy, the Liberals are plowing a lot of money – $20 million – into communities and roads in the northeast of BC. It has ...
Unrest growing about resources throughout BC
For those of us who care about civil society — the ability of people to come together to defend their interests and promote a fair, just and equitable vision ...
Action item: coal-fired generation
Take action on coal-fired generation in BC: Please write a letter to the Minister of Sustainable Resource Management encouraging him to determine that BC’s first coal-fired generation project be ...
US Senate votes to open Wildlife Refuge
As many readers of the Dogwood Bulletin are no doubt aware, the US government has decided to open the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (“ANWR”) to oil drilling. Native Peoples, ...
The embarrassing record of Oil & Gas in BC
There is no one guarding BC’s oil and gas henhouse as the wolves havetheir way with the hens and eggs. That is the only conclusion to bereached by any ...
Tahltan moratorium heats up the northwest
“We declare a complete moratorium on resource development in our territory.” These words, in a statement issued by the Elders of the Tahltan Nation last week, have sparked controversy ...
Rock-bottom timber prices to go even lower?
You may have noticed a news story last week saying that the governmentis planning to change its logging rules in the northwest to, basically,reduce the price it charges companies ...
