Unless we stop them, super-tankers will travel through grey whale migratory routes, through feeding grounds for humpback and orca whales and into the heart of Vancouver. Take action.
“It was incredible – you should have come!” That’s what I told my roommates when I returned to our home in Victoria on Sunday, after an inspiring Saturday at the No Tankers rally in Comox. I went there to join concerned citizens from across western BC – which included a busload from Victoria, and outstanding representation from our Sierra local groups on Quadra Island, in Powell River and Comox.
Gathering support for the protection and enhancement of migrating salmon populations, Alexandra Morton has developed a strong following in her fight to preserve life on BC’s wild west coast.
A deluge of connected applications to extract water for bottling -- from more than 40 streams around four remote inlets on the B.C. Central Coast -- has prompted a flurry of requests for a full provincial environmental assessment.
The Myrtle Creek Stewards sold raffle tickets all summer to raise money for large boulders and new spawning gravel. Once again the Malaspina Chapter of the Powell River Sea Cadets volunteered to do the hard labour.
Sierra Club of BC Foundation
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