Paddle to the Premier: Say No to The Site C Dam!

First Nations, Concerned Community Members to Rally Against Site “C” Dam
Fort St. John , BC - On Sunday, September 19, First Nations and concerned community members from the Peace River Valley will canoe to the Legislature in Victoria to deliver a message to the Premier to stop the Site “C” Dam. The rally is being organized by four Treaty 8 First Nations – the Doig River, Halfway River, Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations – all of whose Treaty rights will be harmed by the project, as well as, the Wilderness Committee, the Peace Valley Environment Association, and the Sierra Club of BC.

Treaty Negotiations

Aboriginal Neighbours hosted a meeting April 12 in Victoria at St. John the Divine.

Robert Morales, Treaty Negotiator for the Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group gave the historical background of the development of private lands and the E&N railway on the southeastern end of Vancouver Island.  Private lands are now subject to vast timber and real estate interests, and are not included in the BC Treaty negotiations. Therefore, the case has been submitted to the InterAmerican Commission on Human Rights..

Get Out For Wild Salmon!

Press Release,  Get Out For Wild Salmon!  - from www.SalmonAreSacred.org
One Month Countdown Until 'The Get Out Migration' Emerges From The Rivers

Salmon Are Sacred is calling on everyone who loves wild salmon to participate in 'The Get Out Migration' which starts on Earth Day (22nd April) and ends with a Mother's Day blessing (9th May). In British Columbia, Alexandra Morton will start the migration in the Ahta River in the heart of the Broughton Archipelago with Quoashinis Lawson leaving the Bedwell River in Clayoquot Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve before joining up en route to Victoria. Other migrations are planned from Gold River, the Cowichan Valley, the Gulf Islands, the Fraser River Valley, Adams River and Washington State.

Rivers at Risk: Saving Bute Inlet from General Electric

- Western Canada Wilderness Committee

Rivers are the life blood of our province. They provide drinking water for our communities, spawning habitat for wild salmon and other critters, and turf for adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts.

 BC's wild rivers are at risk from a gold rush of power producers. Over 600 waterways in BC have been staked by corporations looking to make big money on our wild rivers.

Climate Change Hypocrisy in BC’s Throne Speech

- Peace Valley Environment Association
 - February 10, 2010

Climate change hypocrisy is evident in the throne speech. The BC Government somehow plans to become a “clean energy powerhouse” by building power lines and damming rivers to increase oil and gas exploration and export natural gas to further the oil sands development. 

Public not Private Procurement for Sewage treatment  in the Capital Region District Victoria B.C.

Public or Private Procurement for Sewage treatment - Press Release From the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition

The following has been sent to all the members of the Board of the CRD.

 We have to have a clear case made for the cotinuation of the guardianship of our sewage treatment and water supply in the Capital Region District by you as representatives locally elected to serve us as members of the municipal councils in the Greater Victoria area. As our elected members, you are the ones who will be given  the responsibility tp decide on the procurement plan brought forward to the Core Liquid Waste Management Committee by Ernst and Young Orenda who have been hired to develop this plan .

Enbridge Oil spills

PEJnews - In May 24, 2008, Lee Bergquist, from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reported that a Canadian company, Enbridge, is responsible for more than 100 environmental violations related to the construction of a 321 –mile pipeline spanning much of Wisconsin.  (http://www.sqwalk.com/blog2008/001279.html)

The Kitimat Daily Online News, reports, in "Enbridge Oil Spill Confirms Concerns about BC Pipeline"  about  recent Enbridge oils spills

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