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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, ...
Dogwood reacts to NDP opposition to Kinder Morgan’s oil tanker plans
This morning, B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix announced his party’s opposition to Kinder Morgan’s plans to turn “Vancouver into a major oil export port.” In response to the announcement, ...
New anti-oil tanker ads released in run-up to B.C. election
VICTORIA, B.C. – With the B.C. election less than two months away, Dogwood Initiative’s No Tankers campaign has released a new series of ads to get British Columbians talking ...
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 ...
Dogwood nominated for prestigious Katerva Award
In spring 2012, an e-mail appeared in Emma Gilchrist’s inbox that stopped her in her tracks. The subject line was: “Dogwood Initiative nominated for 2012 Katerva Award.” Her first ...
The Salmon Recipes
On the last day of public hearings into Enbridge’s oil tanker and pipeline proposal in Prince Rupert, Metlakatla dancers started the meeting by drumming, dancing and singing. Leslie Rowlands ...
Port Metro Vancouver approves North Van coal expansion despite health concerns
On Jan. 23, Port Metro Vancouver approved a proposal to expand a North Vancouver coal export facility’s capacity to enable 18 million metric tonnes of coal to be exported ...
Face-to-face with Enbridge
Terry Dance-Bennink is a breast cancer survivor who volunteers with the Canadian Cancer Society and local environmental groups. She’s a former vice-president academic of an Ontario community college and ...
