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Rogue Council Approves of Urban Sprawl in Central Saanich
(May 11) Yesterday the Central Saanich Planning Committee voted against staff and Advisory Planning Commission recommendations and give preliminary approval for Vantreight Farms to build another commuter subdivision. The ...
Getting There
By Alan Hedley Hello Dogwooders. I am a recently retired sociology professor from UVic. One thing I learned when I reached age 65 is that people aren’t telling me ...
Not Here, Not Ever
As you read this, a vast oil spill, likely to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez, is spreading across the Gulf of Mexico after a fire and explosion that killed ...
A Way Of Life That Can Not Be Lost
Norm Hann – Guest Blogger My first trip to the Gitgaat community of Hartley Bay on the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest was for Aboriginal Day after the ...
Deepwater Horizon Spill: What This Means for British Columbia
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Parents and Kids Against Tankers
Guest blog by Bobby Arbess, Victoria BC In response to Dogwood’s call for grassroots action to stop tankers, a little No Tankers banner action took place on the Galloping ...
Pledger Makes Posters
In Mid-March we put out the call for people to make pledges of personal action to stop oil tankers and pipelines from fouling BC’s rivers and coast. The results ...
Coastal First Nations declare ban on tankers
A pivotal moment in the collaborative campaign to keep BC’s coast oil tanker free occurred on March 23rd, 2010. Click here to download a copy of the declaration, ...
Executive Director of Dogwood Initiative’s response to the controversy around releasing chickens in Ida Chong’s Office
Dogwood Initiative apologizes for the release chickens in Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong’s office on Tuesday, March 23 during a rally to protect forest lands and stop reckless ...
