Tar Sands

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Why Activists Must Continue to Block Flow of Tar Sands Bitumen Through Line 9B

widge — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Recent blockings have had great results and needs to be repeated on a rotating affinity-based

Last Monday, December 7, 2015 three protesters locked themselves to a valve they closed along Enbridge's Line 9B pipeline as it enters Québec from Ontario. The valve controlling flow of tar sands bitumen was turned off by one of the protestors prior to the lockdown, effectively cutting the flow of up to 100,000 barrels of the world's dirtiest oil for 10 hours.

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In Too Deep

Tim McSorley — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:24:17 +0000

Comic from the Nov/Dec 2013 issue of The Dominion.

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Tar Sands, Saskatchewan

dawn — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:18:20 +0000

Extreme extraction plans rejected by local residents

LA LOCHE, SASKATCHEWAN—La Loche is almost the end of the road in northwestern Saskatchewan, 600 kilometres north of Saskatoon. Even the kids play in Dene here. It’s one of the things other northerners describe about the place: some 90 per cent of the 3,500 people in the town of La Loche and the neighbouring Clearwater River Dene Nation still speak their language.

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An Obligation to My Children

dawn — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 13:24:54 +0000

Crystal Lameman on activism, responsibility, and the tar sands

OTTAWA—The Alberta tar sands have been called the most destructive project on Earth, and hidden behind the industry’s well-publicized carbon emissions lies a wide range of very local costs.

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Walking the Walk

dawn — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 16:03:03 +0000

Event aims to heal land and bolster spirits

FORT MCMURRAY, AB—In the heart of Canada’s oil country, the booming town of Fort McMurray—casually dubbed Fort McMoney—is slowly becoming one of Alberta’s largest cities. From 2006 to 2012, the city grew by 53 per cent, going from a population of 47,705 to 72,994—far exceeding the growth of Alberta as a whole.

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Another Climate Threshold Ignored

dawn — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:25:13 +0000

Full steam ahead for Canada's tar sands as CO2 levels rise

OTTAWA—For climate scientists, May 10, 2013, marked a historic moment: atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) reached a concentration of 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history.

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Ten Stories, Ten Years

dawn — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Our editors' favourite Dominion stories from the past decade

From Nova Scotia to British Columbia, from a photocopied zine to a printed magazine distributed on newsstands across Canada, The Dominion has changed a lot over the past decade. But we've kept doing what's most important to our readers across the country: putting out news and analysis that breaks with the status quo.

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Sinking Ships

Tim McSorley — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:16:40 +0000

Shipwrecks, shellfish and the future of the BC coast

HARTLEY BAY, BC—The two ex-lovers who were at the helm of the BC Ferries ship Queen of the North during a routine overnight sailing from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy six years ago probably didn't expect their first reunion after a two-week separation to end the way it did.

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Rising Tide Targets Shell Tar Sands Plans

flux — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 02:09:09 +0000

VANCOUVER - Rising Tide activists targeted Shell Canada in Vancouver this afternoon to protest Shell's expansion plans in the Tar Sands. Protesters blocked three gas stations in East Vancouver in support of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation.

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GroundWire Podcast: Tar Sands - Midwifery - Equity

GroundWire — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:11:42 +0000

October 23 - November 9

Welcome to the latest edition of GroundWire: October 26 - November 9.

HEADLINES:

Jane Kirby of CKDU speaks with pro-choice advocate Sarah Woolf about the recent shutdown of the event "Echoes of the Holocaust" at McGill, which compares abortion to genocide.

Drug addictions can have a significant effect on children. Jay Peachy of CJSF spoke with one artist in Vancouver who decided to take a bold view on the topic.

Activists for accessibility and disability awareness say many dentists are wary of treating the disabled. For Handilink and for GroundWire, Cameron Wells speaks with Ali Sigal, who wants to change that.

STATION REPORT:

Jacky Tuinstra Harrison of CHRY descends on Kingston, Ontario, to document the Ontario Regional Conference of the NCRA.

FEATURES:

80 years after women gained the right to run for office, Canada is still far away from gender equity in government. Erica Butler of CKDU looks at one initative across the country that is fighting this inequality.

The VanRad Collective presents voices in opposition to the Alberta Tar Sands including Mike Mercredi of Fort Chipewyan and Mike Hudema of GreenPeace, in a special feature for GroundWire.

Gretchen King and Saja Marouf of CKUT collect interviews while attending the 10th anniversary celebration of the legalization of midwifery in Quebec.

This episode was anchored by Melissa Albiani and Matt Rawle, and produced by Melissa Albiani, with editorial support and coordination by David Parker, Jacky Tuinstra Harrison and Courtney Kirkby.

Interested in submitting your own stories? Get in touch by emailing groundwireprod@gmail.com.