Environment

SUZUKI – A butterfly-friendly balm for these turbulent political times

September 26, 2018 // 1 Comment

IN THESE TURBULENT political times, inspirational stories are more important than ever. Here’s one about how people power is fuelling a surprising comeback. It starts with [Continue]

PIPELINE – Federal government will buy Trans Mountain system for $4.5 billion

May 29, 2018 // 2 Comments

The federal Liberal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline system and the expansion project for $4.5 billion. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Natural [Continue]

TRANS MOUNTAIN – Province asks court to rule on bitumen issue

April 26, 2018 // 0 Comments

The provincial government submitted its reference question to the B.C. Court of Appeal today (Thursday, April 26, 2018) on its rights to regulate the environmental and [Continue]

TNRD – Board workshop to challenge land application of biosolids

April 20, 2018 // 5 Comments

By MEL ROTHENBURGER Director, Electoral Area P, TNRD Biosolids, and ways to stop them from being put on the ground, will be under the microscope of Thompson-Nicola Regional [Continue]

SUZUKI – Renewable communities produce energy, jobs and hope

March 7, 2018 // 0 Comments

ANISHINAABE ECONOMIST and writer Winona LaDuke identifies two types of economies, grounded in different ways of seeing. Speaking in Vancouver recently, she characterized one [Continue]

GARBAGE – China’s ban on foreign garbage reveals recycling’s weakness

February 23, 2018 // 4 Comments

Recycling seems like a neat solution until we can’t dump our garbage on another country and have to deal with it ourselves By LEE HARDING Policy Analyst Frontier Centre [Continue]