LNG tankers pose safety risk to Howe Sound: Chemistry PhD, resident
Retired KMPG partner, chemistry PhD and My Sea to Sky member Eoin Finn on the safety risks posed by the planned Woodfibre LNG plant in Howe Sound. He and The…
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Enbridge will likely miss 2018 construction start for Northern Gateway
Read this Sept. 4 story from the Canadian Press suggesting that Enbridge won’t meet its planned construction start of 2018 for the Northern Gateway Pipeline. CALGARY — The president of…
Burnaby issues Kinder Morgan stop work order over pipeline survey
Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan has been a thorn in Kinder Morgan’s side (Image: Youtube) Read this Sept. 2 Burnaby Now story by Jennifer Moreau on the lastest chapter in the…
Farmed salmon escapes far more common than industry admits: study
Farmed Atlantic salmon (Photo: World Wildlife Federation) A new study published in ICES Journal of Marine Science estimates that that up to 1.5 million farmed Atlantic salmon escape from Norwegian…
Gitxsan clan closes territory to LNG, blockades Petronas pipeline
In an August 26 video, several hereditary chiefs and members of the Luutkudziiwus clan from the Gitxsan First Nation territory in northwest BC declared that they are constructing a camp…
Damaged container ship undergoes repairs to hull at Vancouver port
The CMA CGM Attila’s damaged hull, after striking the dock at Vancouver’s Centerm port (cell phone image) The container ship that struck the dock at a Vancouver port early yesterday…
Large container ship ‘Attila’ strikes Vancouver dock
CMA GCM Attila, moored at Vancouver’s Centerm after striking dock (Photo: Damien Gillis) A large container ship, the “CMA CGM Attila”, struck the dock at Vancouver’s Centerm container port early…
“The Fight is on!” West Van, Lions Bay councils oppose Howe Sound LNG
Citizens line the Sea to Sky Highway to protest Woodfibre LNG (My Sea to Sky) Two city councils in Howe Sound now officially oppose plans for liquefied natural gas terminals…
Peace Valley farmland, ecosystems worth $8 Billion a year: study
The Peace River Valley is one of Canada’s most fertile regions (Damien Gillis) Keeping the Peace Valley’s farmland and ecosystems intact would be worth $7.9 billion to $8.6 billion a…
Under Liberals, big projects often double in cost…Why would Site C Dam be any different?
Seeing red: The roof on BC Place Stadium is just one of many cost overruns on the BC Liberals’ watch Oh, for the days of the fast ferries…compared to what…
RiverBlue doc asks: How dirty are your blue jeans?
“How dirty are your blue jeans?” That’s the question posed by the forthcoming, Vancouver-produced documentary RiverBlue. The film examines the pollution produced by the blue jean manufacturing and tannery sectors,…