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Voices for an Oil Free Coast -Mike Richter short film from Pacific WIld
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Voices for an Oil Free Coast -Mike Richter short film from Pacific WIld Pacific Wild are proud to introduce the first in a series of short "on site" profiles called "Voices for an Oil Free Coast". Set in the Great Bear Rainforest and filmed by Ian McAllister and Damien Gillis, these first hand viewpoints aim to raise continuous awareness to the threat of Oil Supertankers and the Northern Gateway Pipeline on the North and Central coast of B.C. and beyond.
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Fate of the birds is linked to ours
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Fate of the birds is linked to ours
Victoria TIMES COLONIST JULY 15, 2012
Does it matter that there are now fewer birds in Canada than there were 40 years ago? Can we do anything about it? The answer to both questions is yes. A recently released study of data collected over a 40-year period shows the total number of Canadian birds has declined 12 per cent overall. Forty-four per cent of the species have decreased in numbers, 33 per cent have increased and 23 per cent have stayed the same. Some species have declined as much as 90 per cent.
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Protesters target Taseko meeting:New Prosperity project will not protect important lake, indigenous groups charge
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Protesters target Taseko meeting:New Prosperity project will not protect important lake, indigenous groups charge
By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun June 2 2012 Vancouver police officers look on as indigenous groups protest a proposed gold-copper mine on Friday outside Vancouver’s Terminal City Club, where Taseko Mines was holding its annual general meeting. Members of the Tsilhqot’in First Nation say they have not been adequately consulted.Photograph by: JONATHAN HAYWARD , THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Victoria rises up against the tar sands, pipelines, tankers, capitalism and colonialism
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Victoria rises up against the tar sands, pipelines, tankers, capitalism and colonialismJoan Russow Pejnews Over 2000 people rallied at the Legislature and then walked to Centennial Square where there were panels and workshops. It was clear that this event is a beginning and foreshadowing of the solidarity resistance to come. There were passionate speeches from children from the Beaver Creek First Nations school, activists and elders in condemnation of the tar sands the pipe lines the tankers capitalism and colonialism .
Hundreds attended the rally against pipelines and tankers. Victoria, April 15, 2012. Photo: Sandra Cuffe
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ARE 1.7 MILLION BRITISH COLUMBIANS OPPOSED TO SMART METERS?
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ARE 1.7 MILLION BRITISH COLUMBIANS OPPOSED TO SMART METERS?
For Immediate release March 21, 2012 from StopSmartMeters.ca Contrary to official statistics, BC Hydro and the provincial government continue to claim that less than 1% of BC residents oppose smart meters.
In fact, 36 BC municipalities have voted in support of a moratorium or opt out with respect to BC Hydro's Smart Meter program. These local governments represent 1.7 million people across the province. Based on BC figures, this represents 37% of the population.
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Corporate Radio Station misleading listeners on 'Teachers Strike
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From The Bridge Newspaper - jack etkin: In my opinion, Victoria's CFAX Radio Station - owned by Corporate Giant Bell Media - is not accurately representing the 'facts' of the ongoing Union - Government fight and the impacts on Public Education.
THE DEFICIT WAS CAUSED BY TAX CUTS:
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Keep the Chainsaws out of Clayoquot
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 Flores Island, the largest island in the heart of Clayoquot Sound, is the home to some of the world’s last remaining spectacular old-growth temperate rainforests and it is at risk from logging. Iisaak Forest Resources is seeking permits for helicopter log-drop zones in the waters off the east side of the Island.
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Citizens’ Group Seeks Injunction Against Smart Meter Program
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PRESS RELEASE
DECEMBER 22, 2012
Citizens’ Group Seeks Injunction Against Smart Meter Program
A complaint has been filed under Section 47 of the Utilities Commission Act requesting an injunctive freeze on the wireless component of the Smart Meter Program without delay. This action is being taken to engage the Commission’s administrative function as a regulator of BC Hydro in accordance with the rule of law; only by operation of the rule of law can the public interest in health, security, privacy and safety be factored into Smart Meter Program decisions.
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Gitxsan hereditary chiefs demand negotiators in Enbridge deal resign
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Enlarge this image Gitxsan hereditary chiefs demand negotiators in Enbridge deal resign VANCOUVER— Globe and Mail Update Published <TIME pubdate="" datetime="2011-12-05 19:13 -0500">Monday, Dec. 05, 2011 7:13PM EST</TIME>Last updated <TIME datetime="2011-12-05 20:12 -0500">Monday, Dec. 05, 2011 8:12PM EST</TIME>
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16 Deck stacked against citizens who question Site C Dam Posted by keepthepeacevalley under
17 ALLIANCE DEMANDS ENERGY MINISTER RICH COLEMAN’S RESIGNATION
18 Vernon parents kick pesticides out of school fields
19 Yellow salmon
20 Ancient Forestry Alliance Rally in Victoria BC
21 UBCM DELEGATES REQUESTED TO PROTECT PUBLIC
22 :Site C Dam: A Bad Deal for British Columbians
23 Victory! Vancouver Islanders send mainland developer packing Grassroots uprising defeats unethical development
24 The ugly face of state repression
25 CRD director Mike Hicks to vote against Juan de Fuca resort development
26 Down the Drain Goes Public's Right to Know about Fracking
27 Herbicide’s collateral damage in B.C. forests under attack
28 Pot activist Emery infected with MRSA
29 Our home on Native land:The celebration of colonization in Canada
30 HST Things You Need To Know
31 Coleman Report Must Offer Meaningful Reform to Save BC Hydro
32 Where Did All The Trees Go?
33 From the ground up
34 BC Government Makes Criminal Justice Process Irrelevant
35 The Treaty 8 First Nations, the Wilderness Committee, and the Peace Valley Environment Association are embarking on a province-wide speaking tour
36 Safeway RIP Off
37 Take Action to Protect Clayoquot Sound
38 Coastal British Columbia Rare Species List
39 Sisters in Spirit Smothered : Conservative smoke-and-mirrors funding has Indigenous groups up in arms
40 Carole James
41 First Nations Rejoice in Federal Rejection of Taseko
42 100 reasons Gordon Campbell must go.
43 UBCIC Resolution Calls for Unqualified Support of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
44 Fish Lake Decision will Reveal True Nature of Harper Government
45 First Nations Escalating Opposition to Strategic Oil Pipeline Through Their Land
46 World Peace Forum Teach-in
47 Paddle to the Premier: Say No to The Site C Dam!
48 Treaty Negotiations
49 Get Fish Farms Out Of BC
50 Feds to review Raven coal mine
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The Nig Creek gas fields are located approximately 130 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John. (B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines) 
