It’s hard to believe that in all the more than 18 years we’ve been taking annual kayak trips in coastal BC, that we’ve never had the experience of seeing orcas in the water while paddling but we hadn’t. We’d seen orcas in the wild while sitting in camp, but this year we were out on … Continue reading
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Looking Ahead
Connecting with our supporters has always been at the core of our work and we’ve missed that connection so much in the last two years. Advocating for the protection of this region can’t be done without you, and throughout our history the best way to create change has been through in-person gatherings and conversation. But … Continue reading
Read more »Hidden Threat: The pollution we never consider
As we begin turning our attention to what economic recovery might look like, we’re at a moment where we can continue to listen to science and prioritize investment decisions that support healthier and more resilient communities. It’s precisely where investment and the environment intersect that Metro Vancouver has an important decision to make about a … Continue reading
Read more »Reaching out while staying in
Toward a world built on justice, collaboration and compassion It’s almost inconceivable to me that it is May and that we are at the end of our seventh week of physical isolation. Like you, I am learning how to live with uncertainty and managing my feelings of loss from a world that changed without warning. … Continue reading
Read more »Ribbon fades on BC’s climate leadership
How long can you still crow about the ribbon you got for the science fair project in grade school? It’s a question that kept going through my mind as I stared into the BC government’s budget documents at the briefing on Tuesday. In the Finance Minister’s speech, the Ministerial Services plan, in the strategic plan … Continue reading
Read more »The power of hope
It feels just a little bit brighter. The elections results of October 19th have brought to an end a period of great darkness for civil society. If that sounds melodramatic, I can tell you from direct experience it is not. Deemed enemies of the state, attacked, tied up in administrative burdens so we could be … Continue reading
Read more »World Oceans Day: A Celebration Of The Salish Sea
In 1991, the International Centre for Ocean Development and Ocean Institute of Canada launched a planning exercise for the future of the world’s oceans. A year later, Oceans Day was launched at the NGO Global Forum as part of the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. Ever since, communities around the world promote and celebrate … Continue reading
Read more »A tale of inaction – signifying nothing good for the orca
The news we received last week was troubling. A young female southern resident orca was found dead in the Strait, the 4th death in a year for a population that now only numbers 77 individuals. Today we found out that this orca was pregnant with a full-term fetus and the bad news is doubled. Photo: … Continue reading
Read more »Another environmental disaster – how do we say “enough”?
As I read article after article about the recent tailing ponds breach at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine, I am overwhelmed with the facts and the many more questions that the incident has left us . What we know is that 10 billion litres of water and 4.5 million cubic metres of metals-laden … Continue reading
Read more »Cross border conference sees hope & the challenges ahead
When I think about the Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, which took place last week in Seattle, I find it ironic that a cross-border conference could make me feel so many opposing feelings. I left feeling hopeful and deeply concerned, energized and exhausted, frustrated and thrilled, ready to act and wondering how. We live in a … Continue reading
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