Category Archives: First Nations
Rally against the Enbridge Pipeline in Kitimat
Hundreds of people gathered in Kitimat B.C in opposition of the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline. This was the first public meeting that allowed community members to voice their concerns and questions regarding the proposal. It also gave Government officials such … Continue reading
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ENBRIDGE SPILL SHOWS TARSANDS PIPELINE WOULD PUT B.C. AT RISK
VICTORIA— News that a pipeline operated by Enbridge has spilled more than three million litres of oil into a Michigan river has left British Columbians deeply concerned about the company’s plan to run a twinned pipeline from the Alberta tarsands … Continue reading
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NEW DEMOCRATS ASK FOR INVESTIGATION OF PRIVACY BREACH AT B.C. FERRIES
VICTORIA – New Democrat deputy transportation critic Gary Coons asked B.C.’s privacy commissioner today to investigate an ongoing breach of privacy regarding credit card purchases at B.C. Ferries. A 2009 internal audit at B.C. Ferries found 45 deficiencies regarding data and … Continue reading
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B.C. Liberals Push Tarsands Pipeline on Anniversary of Exxon Disaster
Premier dismisses widespread opposition by First Nations and local businesses VICTORIA— On the 21st anniversary of the catastrophic Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the B.C. Liberal premier expressed support for a pipeline that would see 525,000 barrels per day … Continue reading
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B.C. Liberals Reject Public Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Women
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals are marking the memorial for missing and murdered aboriginal women by refusing to convene a public inquiry into these disappearances and deaths, say the New Democrats. “Despite forty years of aboriginal women going missing or … Continue reading
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Public Inquiry Demanded in Deaths
Racism cited as a reason the murders and disappearances have not received more attention B.C. needs a public inquiry and a multi-agency police task force to examine the many cases of girls and women who have met violence on B.C. … Continue reading
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Hansard: Rainforest Protection and Oil Tanker Traffic in B.C.
Hansard October 20, 2009 G. Coons: The rain forest coast of British Columbia is the largest remaining intact temperate rain forest left in the world. While it is often the beauty of our rain forest which captivates visitors, it is … Continue reading
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Update: First Nations, Politicians and Enbridge Respond to Accident in Douglas Channel
An incident involving a 187-metre bulk freighter traveling between Vancouver and Kitimat last weekend shows why the northwest should be leery of allowing tanker traffic in north coast waters, says Skeena – Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen.
Northwest MLAs and MP Travel Proposed Oil Supertanker Route
United federal-provincial voice opposing Enbridge pipeline project HAZELTON — An historic first meeting between all currently elected provincial and federal representatives in northwest BC took place in Hartley Bay on the traditional territories of the Gitga’at First Nation July 20 … Continue reading
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Provincial Government Must Sign PNCIMA Memorandum
The Campbell government is jeopardizing the future of a comprehensive marine plan for the north coast by refusing to come to the table, says North Coast MLA Gary Coons.
Filed under environment, First Nations, press release, rural bc