by dewolfe001 | Jun 15, 2016 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, First Nations, General News
On Friday May 27th, 2016 Imperial Metal shareholders gambled and lost, by holding their annual general meeting at the River Rock Casino in Richmond BC. The Imperial Metals CEO, shareholders, and executives were confronted at their AGM by the Imperial No More activist...
by dewolfe001 | Jun 1, 2016 | General News
Written by Mark Hume for the Globe and Mail Steve Lawson, environmental activist, master boatman and perhaps one of the few people who has ever looked into the eyes of both a cougar and a killer whale, was usually way out front. When he died recently, surrounded by...
by dewolfe001 | Apr 4, 2016 | Defend Wild Salmon, General News
On Tuesday, April 5 at 9am, Wild Salmon Paddle launched from Victoria, BC to promote wild salmon conservation efforts. The sea kayaking expedition will cover a distance of more than 2000 kilometers, following the migration routes of wild salmon. Simon Behman will lead...
by dewolfe001 | Jan 27, 2016 | Climate Action Now, General News
2015 is officially in the books as “the hottest year on record”. According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Earth’s average surface temperature has risen about 1 degree Celsius in the last 135 years. The...
by dewolfe001 | Mar 5, 2015 | Campaigns, Clayoquot Mining Ban, First Nations, FOCS in the Media, General News
Tsilhqot’in, Mining, and Tribal Parks: Implications for the west coast was a rights and title forum hosted by Friends of Clayoquot Sound on February 26th 2015. The range of speakers addressed some of the outstanding questions raised by the supreme court case...
by dewolfe001 | Nov 26, 2014 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, Campaigns, Clayoquot Mining Ban, Defend Wild Salmon, General News, Newsletter
FOCS publishes a bi-annual news letter with updates on our campaigns, education about the sound, and some handy ways to take action. This issue includes an advisory about Interfor’s new plans in Clayoquot, some of the mining history in the sound, and some words...