Sierra Club is promoting a boycott of the Gas N Go station on the Dyke Road, which began construction in late August 2011.
“The reason for the boycott is simple,” said Sierra Comox Valley co-chair Mike Bell. “Gasoline and petroleum products are highly toxic. This is an ecologically sensitive area, in a Canadian Important Bird Area, only a few metres from salmon-spawning channels, on a narrow road with a high density traffic flow."
Read our press release.
Sierra Comox Valley will be providing ‘No Gas on the Dyke’ lawn and window signs, available for a small donation. In addition there will be weekly sign-waving demonstrations throughout the community. The boycott is endorsed by the Comox Valley Environmental Council, which represents 18 environmental groups in the valley.
Sierra Club Comox Valley was deeply disappointed in the May 13 decision of the Comox Valley Regional District to issue Mr. Wayne Procter a building permit for a gas station on the Dyke Road. Co-chair Mike Bell vowed that the Sierra Club, with the support of the community, will continue the fight for as long as it takes.
Click here to read "Natural Disasters, Gas 'n' Go and the Precautionary Principle" by Mike Bell.
The Gas N Go station poses real risks to the environment. The site is in the middle of a Canadian Important Bird Area with the second highest concentration of over-wintering waterfowl in B.C. including Trumpeter Swans. The area provides an essential habitat for threatened species, endemic species and has an exceptional concentration of birds.
Sierra Comox Valley would like to acknowledge our friends at West Coast Environmental Law who have given us financial support for our legal fees for the 2009 court case against Gas N Go, as well as the appeal that followed. Thank you West Coast Environmental Law and the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund!
