Article by Mark Worthing at The Martlet. Rex Weyler: “None of the local stakeholders want tankers in these waters. The fishermen don’t want tankers in these waters, commercial and recreational boaters don’t want tankers in these waters, tourism doesn’t want tankers in these waters, whale watching tours don’t want tankers in these waters.” Read article
Story by Global TV for BC. A small group is rallying against an existing gravel mine in the Fraser Valley. View story
Story from the Canadian Press.
“Delegates at the UBCM conference in Whistler overwhelmingly passed two motions brought forward Friday by the Village of Queen Charlotte.
“The first urged Ottawa to legislate a ban on bulk crude oil tanker traffic through Queen Charlotte Sound, Dixon Entrance and Hecate Strait, while the second opposes the Northern Gateway pipeline between Alberta’s oilsands and the B.C. coast, proposed by Enbridge Inc.”
Article by Brian Lewis in The Province.
“This is the Glenrose Cannery archeological site in North Delta, where since 1969 scientists have dug deep into its earth and discovered artifacts and other remains that confirm that ancient First Nations peoples were using this location as a temporary summer food-gathering place as long as 9,000 years ago.
“It’s certainly one of B.C.’s oldest heritage sites and it’s also well known internationally in archeological circles, but as important and priceless as it is, that’s still not going to stop the B.C. government from building the $1.2-billion South Fraser Perimeter Road over it.”
Article by Suzanne Goldenberg in The Guardian. “California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has come out fighting for his green legacy, going on the attack against the oil companies and rightwing groups bankrolling a campaign to suspend AB32, a landmark environmental law.” Read article
Article by Andrew Nikiforuk at The Tyee. Hollywood’s biggest director visits Extremistan. Read article
Posting on Murray Dobbin’s Blog. Betty Krawczyk: “The Attorney General has accomplished two things; first, equated my repeated infractions of the law in defence of the environment for future generations to the diseased minds of pedophiles who rape their very young children …and invited the Court to consider because I am a repeat offender that I should also be declared a dangerous offender and possibly be put away for life.” Read article
Article by Mitch Anderson at The Tyee. “Vancouver has quietly become a major oil port, as the capacity of the Kinder Morgan pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby has recently been scaled up to 300,000 barrels per day. Every week several oil tankers squeeze through Second Narrows at the highest tides with less than two metres of water under the keel. These shipments have doubled over the last two years.” Read article
Press release from the Tsilhqot’in National Government.
“Political contribution records show that Taseko Mines Ltd suddenly began funding the BC Liberal Party as the province moved towards an environmental review of its Prosperity mine proposal.
“The company pumped $30,150 into BC liberal coffers over a 12 month period starting in late 2008 as the province geared up for an election and moved towards proceeding with an environmental assessment of the proposed mine.”
Article by Brian Lewis in The Province.
“This appears to be pretty much an industry-driven initiative that’s only going to be rubber-stamped by local politicians,” says Kat Wahamaa, a Lake Errock resident.
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