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Conservatives Edge Upward in B.C. Ridings as Local Races Tighten
Media Release For immediate release 16/09/2015 Contact: Kai Nagata 778-829-6493 Liberals make gains, NDP loses support, a mixed bag for Greens BURNABY – Fresh telephone polls conducted in seven ...
You’ve been downgraded to letter-writer!
Revitalizing democracy is hard. Sometimes it means making hard decisions where the correct path isn’t clear. I felt that when it came time to decide whether to submit comments ...
We’re Ready for Renewed Climate Leadership. Are You?
This is a guest post by Clean Energy Canada. Back in 2007 and 2008, British Columbia introduced a slate of climate policies that today remain the envy of the ...
They heard from us anyway – thousands of us
On a late summer Friday in Ladner, even the local fishmonger was clamouring to give the port authority a piece of his mind. Seven Dogwood Initiative organizers had gathered ...
Timing of RCMP move on First Nations camp questioned
BURNABY – British Columbia’s largest grassroots citizen group is calling for de-escalation ahead of a possible police raid of the Unist’ot’en camp on the Morice River. “The Unist’ot’en camp ...
The fox guarding the henhouse
Even recent history has a tendency to repeat itself. One year ago, in the depths of August, top bureaucrats at Port Metro Vancouver approved a permit for a new ...
North Shore teams talk strategy, gear up for election
By guest writer Sandy Rubin I have been volunteering with Dogwood for close to 2 years. I love the outdoors – hiking, kayaking, biking and camping – and want ...
Dogwood Initiative welcomes early election call
Media Release For immediate release 08/02/2015 Contact: Charles Campbell 778-533-2726 Dogwood Initiative welcomes early election call Canada’s largest and most comprehensive nonpartisan voter engagement campaign ready to roll VICTORIA, ...
The evolution of an activist
By Dogwood volunteer Lorisa Schouela. Originally printed in Common Ground. One day last July, my life took a decisive turn. The day began much like any other summer Sunday; ...