British Columbia

Braided Warriors were attacked by the police on Friday February 19 in the lobby of the Vancouver branch of AIG Canada, a transnational finance and insurance company that is insuring the Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline in violation of Indigenous rights.

About half of the 1,150 kilometre-long pipeline is set to cross unceded Secwepemc territory without their free, prior and informed consent.

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Logging company applying for injunction to remove blockades

21/02/21

Author:

Darron Kloster

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Times Colonist

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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British Columbia

Terminating project would cost at least $10.2B, B.C. government says

Filings come days after Indigenous youth in Vancouver blocked entrances of companies

Western Canada Marine Response deploys boom around tanker

Vote was 97% in favour of a strike

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