Here is an excellent post from Lehanna Green’s blog–Stop Dumping Contaminated Soil in Shawnigan lake Submitted by Lehanna Green, April 22nd, 2016 ‘I read the news today, oh boy.’ – Lennon/McCartney Headlines like Read more…
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Cowichan Conversations: Shawnigan Protests-Helicopter Rides To View the SIA Contaminated Landfill-Wednesday, January 6th between 9 am and 3 pm
On Wednesday, January 6th between 9 am and 3 pm, the #SaveShawniganWater Community Action Group has arranged to provide aerial tours by helicopter from Shawnigan Village to the south end of Shawnigan Lake. Politicians Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Shawnigan Mother Assaulted By Truck Driver At SIA’s Contaminated Soil Dump Site!
Protecting your water supply is an absolutely defensible act. The BC Liberal government has refused to do so leaving beleaguered Shawnigan residents to protest. They have been partially blocking and protesting at the SIA site Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Stand Together, Shawnigan, Stand Strong
Shawnigan Director Sonia Furstenau Dear Shawnigan A few nights ago I posted on Facebook about the weariness that we all feel – the weariness that comes from having to fight so hard and Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: ISLAND HEALTH ISSUES WATER ADVISORY AFTER SUSPECTED OVERFLOW AT SIA SITE
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes It would appear that the greedy SIA crew are dumping every BC Government approved truckload of filthy contaminated soil that they can manage, as they have an open window following a Read more…
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Protesters Blockade Contaminated Soil Site in Shawnigan Lake
Protesting Shawnigan residents show no signs of giving up or backing down over the BC Liberal government’s approval allowing South Island Aggregates (SIA) to dump 5 million tonnes of contaminated soils on their Stebbings Read more…
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