Monthly Archives: April 2008
Coons Calls for Open, Accountable Cap and Trade Legislation
Decisions that affect all British Columbians shouldn’t be made in secret, said North Coast MLA Gary Coons on Tuesday in debate about the government’s new cap and trade legislation. Coons was disappointed that the government presented legislation that was empty … Continue reading
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Filed under environment, press release
Campbell Rewards His Friends on the Board While Ferry Users are Hit with another Increase
Gary Coons and other New Democrat MLAs took the Campbell government to task today in the legislature for their hypocrisy in rewarding friends on the B.C. Ferries’ Board with a huge boost to their pay check on the same day … Continue reading
Filed under ferries, press release, transportation
Skeena, North Coast, MLAs Speak Out For Sacred Headwaters
North Coast MLA Gary Coons and Skeena MLA Robin Austin are continuing to pressure the government to protect the Sacred Headwaters from Royal Dutch Shell’s plans to extract coalbed methane in the area. The Sacred Headwaters is where three of … Continue reading
Filed under environment
Healthy Ecosystems make Healthy Economies
The sooner we all accept that a healthy ecosystem is a key to a healthy local economy, the sooner we can work towards balancing our communities with the environment that surrounds them. Here, in Prince Rupert, I think people have … Continue reading
Filed under economy, environment, op-ed
The Abandonment of the Commercial Fishery is Unacceptable
Yesterday in the Legislature the government refused to renounce Liberal MLA Ron Cantelon’s statement to local media that the commercial salmon fishery should be abandoned. New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser challenged Agriculture Minister Pat Bell in the legislature to denounce … Continue reading
Filed under economy, environment, press release
Inquiry needed to prevent future disasters
The Transportation Safety Board’s report on the Queen of the North disaster unearthed plenty of safety issues for the public to be concerned about. It strikes to the heart of the argument against privatization of our marine highways, and lays … Continue reading
Power Project Threatens Great Bear Rainforest
Private power projects, especially one proposed for the Nascall river system are jeopardizing the Great Bear Rainforest, and contributing to delays in implementing legislation meant to protect these conservancies, according to North Coast MLA Gary Coons. Coons was asking questions … Continue reading
Filed under environment, First Nations, press release
April Brings New Campbell Attacks On Our Wallets
Natural Gas, Ferry Increases Are the latest Price Hikes, and More is Yet to Come It’s April 1 and B.C. families are getting hit with new increases in provincially-regulated natural gas bills and ferry fares, which New Democrat … Continue reading
Filed under ferries, press release, transportation