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...
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...
