The BC River Forecast Centre is ending a High Streamflow Advisory for: North Shore Mountains Howe Sound Mid-Vancouver Island (including the Oyster River, Tsolum River, Courtenay River and surrounding areas) Heavier rains and snowmelt over the weekend has eased. Rainfall totals over the past 72 hours was in the 75-200mm range in the North Shore/Howe [...]

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The BC River Forecast Centre is issuing a High Streamflow Advisory for: ·         North Shore Mountains ·         Howe Sound ·         Mid-Vancouver Island (including the Oyster River, Tsolum River, Courtenay River and surrounding areas) A series of Pacific frontal systems have been impacting coastal British Columbia, and are expected to continue over the coming days. Heavy [...]

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Sagamok Anishnawbek is one of the leading First Nations in Canada to be registered to ISO 9001 with SAI Global. This Webinar will describe Sagamok’s experience implementing and registering to ISO, and will explore how other First Nations across Canada can also benefit from this process. Register for the First Nation Success Story webinar today. [...]

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NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Distribution ‘We can inspire the nation’ Jane Sterk tells nomination supporters November 29, 2012, Victoria – Green Party of BC Leader Jane Sterk took the opportunity of her Nov. 29 nomination as candidate for Victoria – Beacon Hill to urge supporters in the riding and the province to ‘inspire the nation’ [...]

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For Immediate release The Mid Island chapter of the Council of Canadians is joining the Snuneymuxw First Nation, Save our Shores, the Sierra Club and Tanker Free BC for a rally outside the Kinder Morgan open house at Beban Park Rec. Centre, Bowen Road, Nanaimo, on December 4th from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Kinder [...]

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City and School District 68 sign Collaboration Agreement (Nanaimo, November 29, 2012) – In the spirit of supporting a shared responsibility for community well-being, Nanaimo City Council and the Board of Education of School District 68 (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) have signed a collaboration agreement that will see the two organizations work closely together on initiatives of mutual [...]

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Halalt continues to press for water protection “Halalt will continue to do everything we can to protect our river and the aquifer. “We are stewards of the entire watershed. It is our job to protect the fish and habitat from the estuary to the river’s source.” Those were the words of Chief James Thomas in the wake [...]

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Friends of the Earth calls for investigation into Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s silencing of Canadian salmon scientist Request seeking immediate action sent to the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Office of the Auditor General of Canada Ottawa, November 23, 2012 – Friends of the Earth Canada has filed a petition and [...]

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City of Nanaimo Phases Out Bottled Water Sales at Recreation Facilities November 10, 2012- The City of Nanaimo is now undertaking the transition from the sale of bottled water at recreation centres to promote customer use of city water. This initiative is being undertaken as a result of the resolution passed in June by City [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Justice Cohen – DFO prohibit salmon farming unless certain by 2020 Sointula, British Columbia, October, 31, 2012 – Today Justice Bruce Cohen released the Final Report on his $26 million inquiry into the 17-year decline of the Fraser sockeye.  Cohen states DFO should be relieved of its duty to promote salmon farming, [...]

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Media Release October 31, 2012 Salmon Conservationists Commend Justice Cohen on his Final Report—But Will Government Listen? Today, the much-anticipated Final Report of the Cohen Inquiry was made public. The 1,100 page Report was released almost three years after Prime Minister Harper announced Justice Bruce Cohen’s mandate to investigate and provide recommendations for improving the [...]

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[Editor's Note: Update October 29: The complete text of the proposed Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) is available at: http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/fipa-apie/china-text-chine.aspx?lang=en&view=d. The following was originally posted October 26:] Demand more transparency and more democracy on the Canada-China trade deal You might be surprised to learn that on Oct 31, the federal government plans [...]

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China deal and budget sacrifice democracy to short-term goals Why, when so many people oppose the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline project, would government and industry resort to such extreme measures to push it through? The problems with the plan to run pipelines from the Alberta tar sands across northern B.C. to load unrefined, diluted bitumen [...]

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Media Advisory October 23, 2012 Speaking tour set to challenge controversial BC pipelines plans starts today The Council of Canadians is launching the No Pipelines, No Tankers speaking tour today to challenge three pivotal proposed pipelines – Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain, and the Pacific Trails Pipeline – which will move fossil fuels through BC’s [...]

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- Open Letter to Mr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank Of Canada, as he prepares to come to Nanaimo …to present to the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, October 16th. Mr. Mark Carney Governor, Bank of Canada 234 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0G9 October 11, 2012 Dear Mr Carney, On behalf of MISSI [...]

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Media Advisory October 11, 2012 Speaking tour set to challenge controversial BC pipelines plans In two weeks, the Council of Canadians will launch the No Pipelines, No Tankers speaking tour to challenge three pivotal proposed pipelines – Enbridge Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain, and the Pacific Trails Pipeline – which will move fossil fuels [...]

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For immediate release – Thursday, October 11, 2012 Province-Wide Day of Action To Show Unbroken Wall Of Opposition To Pipelines and Tankers In BC 35 events planned in communities from Campbell River to Prince George SMITHERS, BC – Communities across BC are planning a province-wide Defend Our Coast day of action to show growing opposition [...]

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For Immediate Release Wednesday, September 12 (Vancouver) — Over 80 influential leaders from the business, First Nations, environmental, labour, academic, medical and artistic communities across Canada today announced an upcoming mass sit-in in front of the provincial legislature in Victoria, British Columbia on October 22. The sit-in will oppose tar sands pipelines and tankers and [...]

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Media Release   September 11, 2012 Nanaimo becomes a blue community, in lead-up to Making Waves conference Nanaimo – Yesterday, June Ross and Paul Manly of the Mid Island chapter of the Council of Canadians presented a ‘Blue Community’ certificate to Nanaimo mayor John Ruttan. Nanaimo will now be the first Blue Community to host the [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Monday. September 10th, Vancouver Island Water Watch Coalition, the Council of Canadians-Mid Island Chapter, CUPE Local 401 and The Island Glass Artisans will be presenting City Council with a certificate from the Council of Canadians which designates the City of Nanaimo as a “Blue Community”. June Ross, from Vancouver Island Water [...]

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New Reservoir No.1 & Energy Recovery Project Set to Begin For Immediate Release 17 AUGUST 2012 – The City of Nanaimo will be replacing the old open-air Reservoir No.1 with a new enclosed reservoir and energy recovery facility in the Colliery Dam Park area. The total cost of the project is budgeted at $11.2 million, [...]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE By Dana C. R. Wagg NANAIMO Nanaimo has taken a giant step forward in banning the sale of shark-fin soup in the city. Last night (August 13), city council unanimously approved in principle a bylaw supporting the ban, following  a presentation by animal-rights’ campaigner Anthony Marr. Marr was backed by a delegation of [...]

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City and Ducks Unlimited Canada Acquire West Buttertubs Marsh For Immediate Release August 9, 2012 – The City of Nanaimo and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are very pleased to announce the joint purchase of 63 acres (25 hectares) of wetlands west of Buttertubs Marsh and east of the Parkway commonly known as the “West Marsh”. [...]

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Nanaimo: Ashta Cormier interviews Chief Douglas White of the Snuneymuxw Nation. Interview takes place June 21, 2012 at Swy-a Lana Park.

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Well, finally, the people of influence in Port Alberni are coming to their senses and coming together to fight for our RAPIDLY degrading watershed. Hope it’s not too late. Hope they understand the fight they are in for. It’s always been framed as jobs versus the environment by both NDP and Liberals of BC. So [...]

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For Immediate Release Nanaimo and RDN urged to become Blue Communities A delegation consisting of representatives from Vancouver Island Water Watch, the Mid Island chapter of the Council of Canadians, the Island Glass Artisans and the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 401 made presentations to both the Nanaimo City Council and the Nanaimo Regional District [...]

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