Jun 16
Help Victoria become a blue community! Update: 16-June The Governance and Priorities Committees of the Whole (consisting of the Mayor and full council) voted today to sponsor the Blue Community resolution for the June 23rd Council Meeting! The vote and discussion were overwhelmingly positive, let the Mayor and City Council know that you appreciate their […]
May 06
It appears that Plains All American Pipeline, responsible for Alberta’s worst pipeline spill in a long time, waited 8 hours to shutdown the flow of oil after they detected a problem, criminal negligence. Operators of an oil pipeline whose rupture created the largest Alberta spill in 36 years detected a potential problem nearly eight hours […]
May 04
The oil spill in Alberta has been downplayed by Alberta Government, The ECRB, and the media. Though it happened on Friday, the fact that the biggest oil spill in 30 years had occurred was not released till after the election. The ECRB is continuing to downplay the issue, but First Nations communities have been affected […]
Apr 25
Our presentation summarizes changes proposed to the BC water act, and suggests alternatives using the Public Trust Doctrine.
Mar 21
The Public Trust Doctrine & the Future of Water in BC Wednesday, March 23rd @ 7:00 pm Burnside Gorge Community, Activity Centre 471 Cecelia Road, Victoria BC RSVP on Facebook As a part of World Water Day activities we are very excited to host a presentation by Jim Olson, one of the world’s foremost […]
Feb 04
This post is from Harjap Grewal, our BC/Yukon Regional Campaigner. ACT TODAY! A new provincial Water Act is expected to be introduced in 2012. Tell the BC Government that you do not want the introduction of a water market to allocate water in the new Water Act. Ask the government to support an allocation system […]
