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The Puck Drops In Burnaby. Which Team Are You Cheering For?

January 19, 2016 | 

For the next ten days, a dwindling body of intervenors will deliver their arguments for and against Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain Expansion Project in a hearing room at ...

PARIS COP21 : Reflections from the Sidewalk

January 14, 2016 | 

There are so many things to remember about Paris. The ubiquitous baguette sandwiches, (why can’t we experience this bread anywhere on our continent?) walks along the Seine at night, ...

Gitga’at: Another Legal Earthquake for Oil Pipelines

Another bad day for Big Oil, another really good day for No Tankers supporters.  Enbridge and Kinder Morgan’s already torturous path to push unwanted pipelines through British Columbia was ...

Kinder Morgan Shambles On Thanks To Zombie NEB

January 12, 2016 | 

Around the Dogwood water cooler, we call the NEB a branch of the Zombie Harper Government (ZHG). That’s because Conservative appointees will be running the show until 2020. The ...

Final Six-Month Countdown Begins for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipeline

January 5, 2016 | 

VICTORIA – Not with a bang but a whimper, the end is finally in sight for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline and oil tanker project. Enbridge’s failure to find any ...

Why I’m stepping back as Executive Director and why that’s good for Dogwood Initiative

December 27, 2015 | 

When I was offered the job as the Executive Director of what is now Dogwood Initiative, the Board told me they wanted to build an organization that worked specifically ...

2015 Year in Review Scrapbook

The Ghost of Government Past

December 19, 2015 | 

Christmas came early this year. It’s been incredible to witness the change that has come over Canada since the federal election. Government scientists are speaking out. Canada took a ...

Liberal MP’s Invite Dogwood to Keep the Conversation Going

December 18, 2015 | 

Dogwood organizers in the ridings of North Vancouver and Burnaby North Seymour had an opportunity to experience the Liberal government’s promise of openness and transparency when they met with ...