Media Advisory

Salish Sea Tour begins Saturday with ceremony in Tsleil-Waututh Nation Territory

NORTH VANCOUVER - Concerned citizens and climate activists are embarking on an epic solar-powered catamaran journey to celebrate the Salish Sea and community action to address climate change. The 2015 Salish Sea Tour begins this Saturday, July 4th with a ceremonial launch at Cates Park/Whey-ah-wichen in North Vancouver, in the traditional territory of the Tsleil-Waututh First Nation.

WHAT:    Press conference and ceremony led by Tsleil-Waututh representatives

WHEN:   Saturday, July 4, 2015 - 11:00 a.m.

WHERE: Cates Park/Whey-ah-wichen
                 Directly across the water from the Kinder Morgan Westridge marine terminal
                 (view map)

Immediately following the launch at Cates Park, the catamaran Aerial Sea will travel to Vancouver’s Sunset Beach, to stand in solidarity with the We > Tar Sands: Action for Jobs, Justice and the Climate event.

ABOUT THE TOUR: After the Salish Sea Tour launches in North Vancouver, the crew will dock in five other communities to speak with people about climate change and the fossil fuel threats facing this unique body of water. The goal is to celebrate the beauty and ecology of the Salish Sea, discuss how communities can take action to protect our shared waters from the threat of an oil spill and share stories of how community members are already taking on the challenge of climate change locally.

The tour includes stops in Vancouver (Granville Island), Richmond (Steveston), Salt Spring Island, Pender Island and Victoria. Organized by the Wilderness Committee, Tanker Free BC, Salish Sea Keepers and Luke Wallace. More details at www.Facebook.com/SalishSeaTour

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For more information, please contact:

Eoin Madden | Climate Campaigner, Wilderness Committee
(604)363-9603, eoin@wildernesscommittee.org

Ben West | Executive Director, Tanker Free BC
(604) 710-5340, ben@tankerfreebc.ca

Simon Fawkes | Captain, Aerial Sea (Salish Sea Keepers)
(604) 725-0600, sfawkes@bluecoral.ca

Luke Wallace | Musician
(778) 866-6147, lukewallace01@hotmail.com