URGENT: Bear Witness - Trans Mountain takes aim at local streams

[Also endorsed by Dogwood BC and  Protect the Inlet, and others] Despite our best efforts, Trans Mountain plans to start construction on their pipeline in the Lower Mainland next month. They’re kicking it off in the worst way possible — cutting enormous cottonwood trees right next to a local stream.

We’re going to be there if they do. Can you join us on August 8 to bear witness? 

Saturday, August 08, 2020 9:30am - 5:30pm

Hume Park, New Westminster
RSVP Here!
These trees along two creeks that feed into the Brunette River are slated to be cut down in August for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Trans Mountain plans to cut its way through riparian areas that feed the Brunette River. This area is on the unceded territories of Coast Salish Nations including Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem in Burnaby and is home to eight species at risk including chum salmon. It’s just steps away from the Central Valley Greenway and city planners want to add it to the conservation area. 

There won’t be much point once Trans Mountain is through with it. 

But there’s hope. If those trees are still standing by mid-September, the company will have missed its window of least risk to fish and pipeline construction could be delayed another year. For those six weeks, we’ll be watching every development closely.

You can join us on August 8 at Hume Park in New Westminster. We’re leading physically distant witness tours to see where the company is cutting trees and the waters it threatens. Virus restrictions make it impossible for us to hold another giant rally, so this time we’re asking folks to sign up for a time slot in groups of 15 and bring a mask and hand sanitizer. 
 
Click here to RSVP!
This is our moment to stand up and be counted for the waters we love. 

For the climate,
Date: 
Saturday, August 8, 2020 - 09:30