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Imperial Metals Surrenders Tenures Near Skagit Headwaters
This spring, the B.C. government reached an agreement regarding historic mineral tenures in an area within the Silverdaisy watershed known as the Skagit River Donut Hole, surrounded by both Skagit Valley Park and E.C. Manning Park, and between Hope and Princeton.
Government’s TMX Pipeline Investment Could Be $30 Billion!?! How much do taxpayers have to pay?
The Trans Mountain (TMX) tar sands pipeline has steadily become a more tragic quagmire since 2018. Back then Kinder Morgan, the Texas based pipeline company, set a deadline for the Canadian government to provide some assurance that TMX could be built.
Ada’itsx (Fairy Creek) Forest Defenders Seek Dropped Charges Due to Abuse of Process
During the Clayoquot Blockades that Friends of Clayoquot Sound organized, of the 932 forest defenders who were arrested, 860 were prosecuted in eight trials, and all those prosecuted for criminal contempt of court were found guilty.
Clayoquot Salmon Roundtable’s Marine Risk Assessment Moving Forward
At just 1% of their historic abundance, wild Pacific Salmon are in a state of emergency. On the west coast of Vancouver Island, local salmon stocks have drastically declined in recent years.
Imperial Metals Renews Interest in Clayoquot Sound as Mount Polley Engineers Solely Held Accountable
Within Clayoquot Sound, Imperial Metals has pursued the development of a gold mine, called the Fandora project, within the unceded territory of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations, as well as an open-pit copper mine on Catface Mountain in Ahousaht First Nation’s unceded territory. Both Nations have been adamant that mining will not be allowed in their territories.
Winter 2021 Newsletter is available now to read and share!
Here you will find the FOCS Winter 2021 – 2022 Newsletter to explore the major issues in Clayoquot Sound and beyond as well as getting a glimpse of the work we have been doing over the last several months, including updates on our campaigns.
B.C. Government Only Protecting 15% of Vital Ecosystems
Scientists estimate that 50% of Earth should be in protected areas and climate stabilization areas to maintain the planet’s climate regulating capacity to keep global temperatures from rising above the global target of 1.5 degree Celsius. At present, only 15% of the land area in B.C. is in protected areas.
Climate Action Requires Canada to Invest to Protect 30% Minimum of Land and Ocean by 2030
Scientists estimate that 50% of Earth should be in protected areas and climate stabilization areas by 2030
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