vancouver

From Terminal City to Transition Town

dawn — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:00:10 +0000

How Vancouver residents are dropping fossil fuels and adopting resiliency

VANCOUVER―In neighbourhoods across Canada, people are organizing at a grassroots level to make the transition to a less energy-dependent way of life and to become more skilled in supporting that lifestyle.

Retired MP Jim Manly Released After 3 Days Detained In Israel

dgSolidarity — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 03:07:05 +0000

October 25, 2012; Retired Canadian MP Jim Manly’s arrived in Vancouver on his way to his home in Nanaimo, greeted family and friends and gave a statement on the IDF’s forced seizure of the Estelle in international waters.

Guatemala: Peaceful Resistance in the Face of Violence

Tim McSorley — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:24:11 +0000

Anti-mining activist speaks out for first time since being shot

SAN JOSÉ DEL GOLFO, GUATEMALA—Telma Yolanda Oquelí Veliz, who was nearly killed for her activism against mining in San José del Golfo, Guatemala, spoke out publicly Monday morning for the first time since the attack against her in June.

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.

What's up with Port Metro Vancouver?

dawn — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:40:31 +0000

I'm writing a story about Port Metro Vancouver and the Gateway projects (Federal and Provincial), so I thought I'd test this working group as a way to work through some of the details. Below are some preliminary information sources in terms of understanding why this project is being rolled out.

Stephen Harper speaks on the "largest infrastructure development program in this country in over half a century."

WESTAC's Rolling Retreat Report lays out industry's blue skies scenario for the gateway project.

The BC Government's Pacific Gateway Strategy Action Plan Overview.

Projects underway by Seaport Consultants.

Info from the Corridor Initiative.

The work done by the Canada West Foundation, which Stephen Harper called "one of Canada’s premier research institutes."