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Protest connects with U.S. demos
About 250 people showed up in a North Burnaby park on Saturday to protest expanding oil infrastructure connected to...
Saying no to oil sands pipelines
The Alberta tar sands have been a target from environmentalists, First Nations groups, and nonprofit groups ever since...
Vancouver sees dramatic drop in tanker traffic this year
Tanker traffic increased from 22 in 2005 to 71 last yearPort Metro Vancouver will likely see a dramatic decrease in...
Salmon farms on trial: Live webstream available for Cohen Inquiry
VANCOUVER – The Cohen Commission is looking at the impact salmon farms are having on wild salmon, and for the first...
Recruited to Jobs Quickly Killed, Green Minded Youth Wonder 'What Could Have Been'
BC gov't cut funding for Youth Climate Leadership Alliance seven months after launch. In April 2008, Gordon Campbell...
Incinerator critic not alone
Dear Editor: I have been dismayed by the letters in your paper attacking opponents of waste incineration (Critics Who...
B.C. minister stands by energy self-sufficiency
B.C.'s energy minister says the province won't abandon its policy of electricity self-sufficiency – but he has no...
Exploring beautiful B.C. gets costly
British Columbians are surrounded by natural beauty, but the cost of exploring it is climbing. Camping fees have...
Gov's BC Hydro recommendations draw ire of unions, praise from enviro group
A B.C. union is decrying the provincial government's call for large-scale layoffs at BC Hydro. In a report released...
Bill McKibben for No Pipelines, No Tankers, No Tar Sands!
A message of solidarity for the No Pipelines, No Tankers, No Tar Sands! rally at Kinder Morgen's Westridge Tanker...
'From DC to BC': Rally in Solidarity with White House Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters
What: A rally in BC near the site of the 2007 oil spill in Burnaby in support of protesters in Washington D.C.. People...
Hike highlights anti-logging sentiment
A demonstration against logging in Cathedral Grove will take the form of a hike to show the importance of protecting...
TV News Story - In Solidarity with the White House Protestors
A rally was held in Burnaby BC in solidarity with the protestors at the White House who are facing arrest for their...
Rally against pipelines and tankers - Burnaby BC
Ben West of the Wilderness Committee addresses the crowd at the No Tankers, No Pipelines, No Tar Sands demonstration...
Stand up to 'Big Oil'
It's been pretty amazing in the last few days watching the over 300 people who have been arrested outside the White...
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