On Dec. 16, the B.C. government released the CleanBC 2020 Climate Change Accountability Report, which revealed that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation, the single biggest source in B.C., have risen by 23 per cent since 2007, and six per cent in 2018 alone.
A letter written by Wet’suwet’en female chiefs, and backed by the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and more than 400 healthcare workers, calls on the B.C. government to close “man camps” during COVID-19 pandemic, due to community risk.
An open letter written by Wet’suwet’en Ts’ako ze’ (female chiefs) is being backed by 400 health care workers in B.C. calling on the province to close work camps during the pandemic.
A group of protesters trying to protect old-growth forests have been blocking a logging road near Port Renfrew for nearly five months and say they’ll remain as long as the trees are threatened.
With Trans Mountain work suspending, protesters have moved back in after camp was cleared out
Someone has re-occupied a forested Burnaby area in the way of the Trans Mountain pipeline project just days after all work on the project was stopped due to safety issues.
On Dec. 9, a protest treehouse called the Holmes Creek Protection Camp was cleared out of a wooded area just west of North Road and south of Highway 1 in Burnaby.
Pipeline opponents have filed court documents aimed at halting the project.
New Westminster city council stands behind efforts to halt construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
Council issued a statement Dec. 18 regarding its opposition to the pipeline expansion project and its support for a recent court application by land defenders, who are hoping to stop the pipeline project. Council is concerned about its proximity to the sensitive riparian area of the Brunette River.
Resource development has long been central to BC’s economy. But commodity prices swing, industries consolidate and patterns of demand change over time. When they do, resource industry workers are often left holding the bag.
