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Thousands of messages about stopping urban sprawl jam CRD e-mail accounts

March 31, 2011 | 

Media ReleaseFor immediate release VICTORIA, B.C. – Capital Regional District (CRD) directors have been inundated with letters from outraged community members this week as the campaign for a moratorium ...

The New Battle for Vancouver Island

Vancouver Islanders have a long and proud history of standing up for our home. The struggle to save Clayoquot Sound captured national attention and spawned dozens of other initiatives ...

One Conversation at a Time

March 22, 2011 | 

On a sunny Sunday afternoon this March, Stafford Richter knocked on doors in the federal swing riding of Esquimalt/Juan de Fuca along with a handful of other volunteers. He ...

New Faces at Dogwood

March 22, 2011 | 

In the past few months, Dogwood has welcomed two new communications staff. Karl Hardin Karl Hardin joined Dogwood full time in January as our communications coordinator. He has a ...

The Politics of Choosing

February 17, 2011 | 

Historic Opportunity Nothing in the world is static. The second law of thermodynamics states that disorder in the universe always increases. Biological forces such as natural selection and competition ...

When Oil and Gas Come to Town

February 17, 2011 | 

On the morning of May 23rd, 2010, Mike Roberts, a Louisiana fisherman, received a call from a friend who told him that he needed to get out on the ...

Taking the Wilderness Out of the Trail

February 17, 2011 | 

On the evening of February 15th, the Juan de Fuca Land Use Committee gave preliminary approval for Ender Ilkay’s plan to build 300 vacation houses on the Juan de ...

BC Groups Praise Decision to Fast-Track Oil Tanker Ban Legislation

February 16, 2011 | 

Dogwood Initiative, Forest Ethics, West Coast Environmental Law Association, Living Oceans Society VICTORIA – Vancouver Liberal Member of Parliament Joyce Murray announced this morning that she is prioritizing Bill ...

What Does Dogwood Do?

February 3, 2011 | 

On occasion Dogwood Initiative posts blogs written by our supporters. If you’ve got a topic you’d like to write about get in touch with us  info@dogwoodinitaitve.org  If you’d like ...