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Texan company buys out Terasen – no delay in pipeline proposals
Texan company Kinder Morgan’s buy out of gas and pipeline company, Terasen, earlier this month won’t delay the proposed pipelines running from Alberta‘s tar sands to British Columbia‘s west ...
Becoming Canadian—the power of hope.
On Canada Day I officially become a Canadian citizen. As the citizenship ceremony approached I began thinking about what exactly this means to me personally and why I waited ...
Haida's management of Gwaii Haanas Park fêted
<p>The recent recognition of Gwaii Haanas as the best park in the world is a remarkable achievement. But one important aspect of the story that has received scant attention is ...
Is more Poison our only option?
The Site C dam is once again being touted as a necessary and viable way to meet BC’s growing demand for electrical energy. Some, including some environmentalists, although expressing ...
Things That Go Boom
Communities with a history of not controlling their destiny often wait for the next big industrial project to offset the inevitable demise of the last big industrial project. So ...
Saying “no” to coalbed methane
Opposition to coalbed methane is growing wherever it is being proposed. From Alberta to New Mexico, from the Powder River in Wyoming, to Fernie, Iskut, Hat Creek, Princeton and ...
Pipeline Oil Spills in BC – an anomaly or harbinger of future?
Buried in the back pages last week was a story about an oil spill from Terasen’s pipeline that contaminated creeks and land near Abbotsford. Local residents are worried about ...
Tahltan opposition growing
A growing number of Tahltan want things done differently in their territory. Besieged by dozens of mining, coalbed methane, hydro, road, and railway projects, they realize that the current ...
The Hupacasath fight against privatization
The BC Liberals’ latest privatization schemes for British Columbia may face another serious setback soon. After a five-day hearing, the Hupacasath First Nation awaits judgement in its BC Supreme ...
