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Feds sued over failure to protect killer whales
Case could determine future of Canada’s at-risk species June 15, 2010 VANCOUVER – Conservation groups, represented by Ecojustice, are back in Federal Court today after launching a lawsuit against Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) over the protection of B.C.’s resident killer whales. If successful, the case will ensure stronger legal protection for all of Canada’s endangered species. The…
Read more »CAAR applauds Strathcona RD’s denial of zoning for Grieg Seafood Gunner Point salmon farm
March 23, 2010 CAMPBELL RIVER, BC – Member groups of the Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) are pleased that the Strathcona Regional District (SRD) has denied zoning to Grieg Seafood for a massive new open net-cage salmon farm at Gunner Point in the northern Georgia Strait area. “This decision is the first step in reducing the burden on wild…
Read more »Minimum Standards with Maximum Loopholes
New federal regulations for sewage would allow decades of continued pollution May 19, 2010 TORONTO – New wastewater regulations proposed by the federal government would allow the continued dumping of raw and undertreated sewage by Canadian municipalities for nearly 30 years, environmental groups report. "Instead of being required to upgrade their wastewater treatment, many cities will be handed up to…
Read more »Funds needed to protect threatened Salish Sea
Provincial budget lacks specific funds to meet ocean health goals March 2, 2010 Victoria, BC – Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA) is voicing its concern that today’s budget lacked a funding commitment to meet the province’s stated goal of being a global leader on ocean health. Without funds to develop and implement its ocean and coastal strategy, the province risks being…
Read more »BC Government “Muk Muks” up
Confidential government document reveals BC ignoring science, failing to protect Muk Muk’s home February 11, 2010 Vancouver, BC -Environmental groups today issued a letter that puts the governments of British Columbia and Canada on legal notice that recovery strategies for 43 endangered and threatened species in BC must immediately be rewritten. The recovery strategies failed to identify known critical habitat–the…
Read more »GSA Objects to Sinking of HMCS Annapolis in Halkett Bay
Ocean Disposal – Environment Canada Disposal at Sea Program Mr. Barry Jeffrey Manager of Environmental Assessment Marine Programs 201 – 401 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3S5 October 1, 2009 Objection to proposal to sink ex-navy warship HMCS Annapolis in Halkett Bay Marine Park, Gambier Island Dear Mr. Jeffrey: Georgia Strait Alliance would like to register our opposition…
Read more »Media Backgrounder: Nooksack Dace Lawsuit has Widespread Implications for Endangered Species
September 10, 2009 Canada’s Species at Risk Act (SARA) The federal Species at Risk Act (SARA), which came fully into force in 2004, is Canada’s national law to protect endangered species. One of the main tools used in SARA to help an endangered or threatened species survive and recover is the recovery strategy. A recovery strategy is a scientific document…
Read more »Legal Victory for Endangered Species Across Canada
Court ruling means Department of Fisheries and Oceans must overhaul recovery plans September 10, 2009 Vancouver, BC – A precedent-setting legal victory for endangered species may put an end to years of unlawful action by the Government of Canada. In a September 9 ruling, the Federal Court admonished the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) for failing to identify the habitat…
Read more »Failure to Invest in New Economy Worsens Ecological Deficit
Green stimulus would create jobs and protect BC’s valuable environment, say conservation groups September 1, 2009 Victoria, BC – BC environmental groups warn that the 2009 budget update released today will result in not just a financial deficit but also an increasing ecological deficit that will weigh heavily on future generations. In the face of challenging economic circumstances, the groups…
Read more »Wild salmon the losers as zoning for massive new salmon farm approved
June 25, 2009 Vancouver, Courtenay, Sointula, BC – The Coastal Alliance for Aquaculture Reform (CAAR) today voiced their disappointment at the decision of the Strathcona Regional District to approve re-zoning that may allow a massive new salmon farm to operate in the wild salmon migratory bottleneck of Johnstone Strait. At 4,400 metric tonnes, the Gunner Point farm given the go-ahead by…
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