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In May’s federal election, nearly 70 per cent of eligible voters in the Victoria region voted – one of the highest turnouts in the country! In contrast, during the ...

Proceed with caution: conservation area ahead

October 31, 2011 | 

As a scuba diver, I get excited whenever our governments take measures to protect ocean habitats, so I was paying close attention during a recent announcement about a national ...

Kinder Morgan: Under the radar?

October 19, 2011 | 

B.C. local governments say whoa there cowboy to Kinder Morgan pipeline and oil tanker expansion plans through Juan de Fuca Strait. Late one afternoon near the end of September ...

Stepping up to the mic

October 14, 2011 | 

The No Tankers network just helped sign up the largest group of people ever in Canadian history to speak at a pipeline hearing. Over the course of about 30 ...

BC local governments call on National Energy Board to consult public on Vancouver Harbour oil tankers

October 3, 2011 | 

VANCOUVER (Coast Salish Territories, BC) – An emergency resolution was passed by the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) on Friday stating that “local governments were not actively consulted regarding ...

What’s crazier?

September 29, 2011 | 

Dancing to work or … sitting alone in a car stuck in rush-hour traffic?   I woke up, tried to channel a little Christopher Walken and danced to work ...

Expanding B.C. coal industry nearly doubles province’s global warming pollution

September 27, 2011 | 

Victoria, B.C. – A report released by the Dogwood Initiative today reveals the rapidly expanding global warming impacts of B.C. coal and criticizes the provincial government for allowing these ...

Today is the last day to register to speak at Enbridge hearings

September 20, 2011 | 

So far, 1,440 people on 243 teams have signed up as part of our Mob the Mic action to make official statements of opposition to the review panel looking ...

126 Teams Created to Oppose Enbridge

September 20, 2011 | 

So far, over 800 people have signed up as part of our Mob the Mic action to make official statements of opposition to the review panel looking at Enbridge’s ...