Watch this historic event live online at WildernessCommittee.org/tankers
Space is limited to attend in person so please join us on Thursday, December 1st at 7pm (doors at 6:30) at the Rio Theatre for a public forum about tar sands, pipelines and tankers, hosted by Ben West of the Wilderness Committee and Hereditary Chief Phil Lane Jr. of the Yankton Sioux & Chickasaw First Nations and the Four Worlds International Institute.
Logging has begun in the publicly owned Nanoose Bay Forest, also known as DL33. See this TV news story, and this TV news story. The rare Coastal Douglas-fir (CDR) forest has been recognized for its endangered forest and wetland ecosystems.
For almost two years the Wilderness Committee has been fighting logging in this threatened ecosystem. And yet, yesterday, the chainsaws started cutting, starting with some of the biggest trees. See this report from the field by Tria Donaldson, Wilderness Committee campaigner.
After two full evenings, 175 speakers and many cups of coffee, the Public Hearing on the changes to the zoning around the Juan de Fuca trail is continuing for another day.
The amount of public interest in the project is staggering. This is the first time in history of the Capital Regional District that a public hearing has been extended to a third day.
One more day left of public hearings on urban sprawl in the Juan de Fuca forests: unless we the people still have more to say.
Last night the auditorium at Edward Milne Community School was packed to the brims. Hundreds of people came out to have their say about the proposed 260 vacation home Marine Trail Resort. The room was so full, that at some points there was 40 people waiting outside to get in.
For the next two nights the fate of the Juan de Fuca forest lands rests in your hands.
The Capital Regional District is hosting a public meeting on the proposed bylaw amendments to allow a 260 vacation home development smack dab in the middle of the Juan de Fuca forest lands - just metres away from the third most visited provincial park in the province.
It’s time to take the fight against the sprawling mega-development along the Juan de Fuca trail to a public hearing. Marine Trail Holdings' rezoning application for a 260 unit timeshare resort has been pushed through the first and second reading by a subcommittee of the Capital Regional District board.
We have just 4 days to flood the Environmental Assessment Office with letters opposing the Raven Coal Mine. We need you to add your voice to the hundreds of people who have already taken action.
On June 27th, public comment closes. This is our window of opportunity to raise concerns, and to demonstrate just how much public opposition there is.
Over the past few weeks we have sent a clear message to Compliance Energy and the Provincial and Federal Environmental Offices: No Raven Coal, No new dirty coal mining.
We are in a critical moment in the fight against climate change in BC. The Raven Coal Mine proposal is in public comment period for the environmental assessment. There is no better time than now for us to stand up against this destructive project.
On Monday night, I stood in a room with over 500 people who all shared a deep concern about the proposed Raven Coal Mine. And it was a very clear demonstration that we are on our way to winning this campaign.
Over 50 people asked questions and not one person spoke in favour of the mine.
Three things make the Wilderness Committee the ideal environmental volunteer experience for me: first, the Committee has an uncompromising commitment to the environment and wildlife; secondly, its staff is forthright, friendly, passionate, politically savvy, committed, funny, and great to work with; and lastly, the Committee provides constructive opportunities to get directly involved in a wide range of activities, campaigns, and issues for the benefit of the environment and wildlife.