British Columbia

Logging company applying for injunction to remove blockades

21/02/21

Author:

Darron Kloster

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Protesters have been preventing Teal Jones’ road building and logging crews from accessing its cut block on Tree Forest License 46 at various access points for nearly seven months. RAINFOREST FLYING SQUAD

Feb. 20, 2021

Teal Jones has filed an application with the Supreme Court of British Columbia for an injunction to remove blockades at Fairy Creek near Port Renfrew and other areas of its logging operations on the South Island.

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British Columbia

Forestry

Protest - Revolt

Climate Disruption Killing Off BC Salmon, Says DFO

19/02/21

Author:

Watershed Watch

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Watershed Watch

February 11th, 2021

(A recap of DFO’s annual State of the Salmon assessment)

Many factors contribute to the decline of wild salmon in B.C. Habitat destruction, harvest, and bad aquaculture practices are all negative impacts, but the effect global warming has on salmon populations will be widespread, long-lasting and irreversible without urgent action.

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Burnaby hotel workers vote to strike after 'mass firings'

14/02/21

Author:

Glen Korstrom

Link:

Burnaby Now

The Hilton hotel in Burnaby. Hilton photo

The existing contract says employees lose seniority rights after being laid off for a period of 12 months. The hotel (and other lower mainland hotels) have the ability to extend that period voluntarily in the face of the pandemic, but have elected not to do so, probably selectively firing strong union members.

Gene McGuckin

Feb. 13, 2021

Vote was 97% in favour of a strike

A strike is one step close for a group of Burnaby hotel workers.

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British Columbia

Labour - Unions

Social

Callout for Supporters at Unist'ot'en

12/02/21

Author:

Indigenous Leaders

As we reach the one year anniversary of the brutal raids on Wet'suwet'en territory and the wave of incredible action across Turtle Island, the struggle continues despite the challenges of COVID-19.

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Physician challenges Trans Mountain pipeline in court after protest site demolished

10/02/21

Author:

Carl Meyer

Link:

National Observer

Clockwise from top left: SFU professor Tim Takaro, his treehouse protest site along the TMX route in Burnaby and a sign put up warning of an injunction order in effect. Twitter / Facebook / Protect the Planet Stop TMX

February 10th 2021

A Vancouver-area public health physician is challenging the Trans Mountain pipeline in court after his protest site along the expansion route was demolished so trees could be cut down.

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Re-Wild Fraser Estuary! Letter to Jimmy Pattison

09/02/21

Author:

David Ellis

February 6, 2021.

Dear Ms. Chant,

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Natural gas royalty credits cost B.C. $1 billion more than expected over last four years

02/02/21

Author:

Ainslie Cruickshank

Link:

The Narwhal

B.C. has lost millions more in revenue from natural gas royalty credits than had been predicted by budget estimates between 2016 and 2019. Photo: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal

Jan 22, 2021

8 min read

B.C. collects far more money from tobacco taxes than natural gas royalties. The credit program is a big reason why

A review of four years of budget documents shows the B.C. government underestimated by $1 billion the amount of revenue it would forgo due to natural gas royalty credits, a shortfall that experts say highlights the volatile nature of markets and flaws in the province’s fossil fuel subsidy program.

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British Columbia

Climate Change

LNG - Fracking

'Reject the madness': First Nation calls for release of Site C report in open letter to Horgan

26/01/21

Author:

Amy Smart in Vancouver - Canadian Press

Link:

National Observer

The Site C Dam location is seen along the Peace River in Fort St. John, B.C., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

January 25th 2021

MOBERLY LAKE, B.C. — A First Nations leader is calling on the British Columbia government to release several reports on the Site C dam, claiming details of escalating costs and safety concerns have been "shrouded in secrecy."

In an open letter to Premier John Horgan, Chief Roland Willson of the West Moberly First Nations says work on the hydroelectric dam in northeastern B.C. should be suspended immediately until cabinet makes a decision on the project.

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'The demand for what we do skyrocketed': child hunger issue worsened by pandemic, says B.C. charity

25/01/21

Author:

Ben Bengtson

Link:

New Westminster Record

Backpack Buddies employee Michelle Vanderzon packs a bag full of food for the weekend for a food-insecure child somewhere in B.C at the organization’s North Vancouver facility. Since the pandemic started last year, childhood poverty and food insecurity has increased for many throughout the province, according to the non-profit.Mavreen David

Jan 23, 2021

Backpack Buddies organization helps fill ‘weekend hunger gap’ throughout Lower Mainland and beyond

Childhood poverty and food insecurity remains an issue in British Columbia and has only been exacerbated by the pandemic, according to a Metro Vancouver non-profit that works to tackle child hunger in the province.

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British Columbia

Social

How Canada is targeting Indigenous resistance to TMX

19/01/21

Author:

Kris Hermes

Link:

briarpatch

The Kwekwecnewtxw (Watch House) monitors work carried out at the nearby Burnaby Terminal, part of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. Photo via Kwekwecnewtxw – Coast Salish Watch House/Facebook.

Jan. 19, 2021

The handful of supporters in the sparsely-populated courtroom came there to bear witness and stand in solidarity with an Indigenous Elder who had just been tried for a second time and was now awaiting the verdict.

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British Columbia

Vote was 97% in favour of a strike

B.C. collects far more money from tobacco taxes than natural gas royalties. The credit program is a big reason why

Backpack Buddies organization helps fill ‘weekend hunger gap’ throughout Lower Mainland and beyond

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