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B.C.-wide rallies reveal depth of No Tankers movement
Just before noon on October 24, Gabriela Hirt stood outside MLA Ida Chong’s office on Vancouver Island, her heart aflutter. “I looked at my watch: almost noon,” she thought ...
Defend Our Coast actions to roll out across province
By now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard of the Defend Our Coast rally happening in Victoria on Oct. 22nd – but what if you don’t live in Victoria? ...
Ground-breaking No Tankers motion passed by B.C. local governments
Today at the Union of B.C. Municipalities meeting in Victoria, B.C.’s local government leaders passed the strongest ever provincial motion opposing the expansion of oil tanker traffic through B.C.’s ...
Politics can be deeply complex or as simple as 1 + 1 = 2
Here at Dogwood, we try to keep politics simple. We use new and old strategies to connect with people and bring them together into a formidable force on issues ...
Your top 3 tanker questions answered
A lot happened on the tankers file over the summer, so it’s no wonder that many of you are asking what all the announcements mean. Here’s our take on ...
The man behind the viral video ‘This is not an Enbridge animation’
Problems seeing the video? Try watching “This is not an Enbridge animation” on vimeo. A video by Shortt and Epic Productions. Last Saturday, Dave Shortt emerged from 10 days ...
The power of the domino effect
Just six months ago, the battle to protect B.C.’s coast and rivers from oil spills wasn’t really on the radar of Victoria entrepreneur Dave Secco. But that changed in ...
Batman and Spider-Man vs. oil tankers
Seven years ago when we launched the No Tankers campaign, we knew the fight would happen in the courts, in voting booths, in opinion columns and in boardrooms, but ...
B.C. local governments taking a stand against oil tankers
I live a block and half from the ocean. I’m lucky that way. There’s a path that runs the whole length of the north side of the City of ...