by dewolfe001 | Sep 22, 2014 | General News
Peoples Climate March: Coast-to-Coast calls for Climate Action Tofino – On Sunday the 21st of September west coast residents, lead by Friends of Clayoquot Sound, took part in an international call for climate action. There were hundreds of actions across Canada...
by dewolfe001 | Aug 5, 2014 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, FOCS in the Media, General News
An environmental disaster is unfolding at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper-gold mine, located about 100 km northeast of Williams Lake in BC’s interior. On 4 Aug., an earthen dam that enclosed a tailings pond gave way, releasing about 10 million cubic metres of...
by dewolfe001 | Apr 28, 2014 | First Nations, General News
The Nuu-chah-nulth newspaper Ha-Shilth-Sa ran an enthusiastic article on the return of Weeping Cedar Woman, and the associated celebration of Tribal Parks, on Easter Sunday. It’s a great read, with many first-hand memories from several who were there. The April...
by dewolfe001 | Mar 25, 2014 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, FOCS in the Media, General News
Here’s a 2-page update on the aquatic impacts of a potential Fandora gold mine in south Clayoquot Sound. In short: possible Acid Mine Drainage and heavy metals leaching, with significant deleterious effects on marine life for decades or centuries after the mine...
by dewolfe001 | Feb 18, 2014 | First Nations, General News
Support Updated 30-Sep-2014 — This project has been discussed by various parties for over ten years, and it’s thrilling to finally bring it to fruition! The budget for purchase, preparation, transport and installation was just $25,000 — very...
by dewolfe001 | Feb 17, 2014 | Defend Wild Salmon, General News
In 2011 the Canadian government ordered a moratorium on all new fish farm expansions in BC that “would result in a significant increase in environmental footprint” while the Cohen Commission into the Decline of Fraser River Sockeye was in progress. But...
