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Unfunded Infrastructure Upkeep - Will Cost Comox Valley Taxpayers

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by Jamie Bowman

While the over-borrowing problems of Greece and Italy are making headlines, Comox Valley BC taxpayers are learning they will have some very big bills in the near future – to pay the upkeep on past development. 

Conserving the Southern Strait of Georgia NMCA Reserve

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by Laurie Gourlay 

The great and hidden treasure that is the Nanaimo River and estuary, along with coastal waters wrapping around Gabriola Island, should be the northern boundary for the new Southern Strait of Georgia National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) Reserve. 

Impacts of Human Resource Extraction Activities on Natural Ecosystems

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Research at Carnation Creek has improved our society's understanding of ecological, biological and physical processes in Pacific Northwest watersheds.

by Wendy Kotilla

Nestled in the Southeast corner of Barkley Sound on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, Carnation Creek is a small watershed with a unique and diverse history. The rugged terrain of the 12 square kilometre watershed was shaped by the last period of glaciation in the Pacific Northwest.

Locals Brave New BC Parks Rules

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by Kathy Smail and Norberto Rodriguez dela Vega

Late last summer, Friends of Cortes Island focussed on the recent provincial government changes in park management. This has been, and continues to be, a difficult task, involving beaurocratic complexities, continually evolving mandates, and reams of written material as the BC government works through its process. The implications for Cortes Provincial Parks are uncertain and potentially detrimental considering the motivations behind the changes.

Resources for Safe Drinking Water Large Concern Globally

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by Maggie Paquet

Water. It’s a simple molecule, but an extremely complex subject. It is the source of life and can be a reservoir of disease. Civilisations are built on it and whole cultures have died out from lack of it. With more than six billion people now living on our planet (1.1 billion without safe drinking water and 2.4 billion without access to adequate sanitation), water is a major concern world-wide. So much so that over 24,000 participants from 182 countries went to Japan in March to attend the eight-day 3rd World Water Forum (www.world.water-forum3.com).

Clayoquot Sound … 10 Years Later in 2003

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by Lee-Ann Unger

Ten years ago this summer, Clayoquot Sound was the site of the largest peaceful blockade in Canadian history. Twelve thousand people joined the protest to stop industrial logging of Clayoquot Sound’s ancient rainforests. By the end of the summer 856 people had been arrested and charged for standing on a logging road trying to prevent the further destruction to one of the world’s most biologically rich ecosystems. 1993 was a pivotal year for Clayoquot Sound and the environmental movement.

Sustainable Solutions for Economic Growth Alongside Healthy Ecosystems

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The 2003 Georgia Basin/ Puget Sound Research Conference was held in Vancouver, where scientists and decision makers, First Nations and tribes, community interest groups, students, members of the general public, the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team, the partner agencies of the Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative (GBEI), and co-sponsors in Canada and the United States got together for a top-quality international conference to communicate research findings of importance to help ensure the sustainability of the Georgia Basin/Puget Sound ecosystem.

by Martin Fournier

The Georgia Basin/ Puget Sound area is a bioregion encompassing about half of Vancouver Island and most of its gulf islands, Vancouver and most of the Lower Mainland, the Seattle area and Puget Sound and most of its islands.

Saving BC's Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park

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Stein Valley was eventually saved in 1994 when the entire watershed was designated by the provincial government as the Stein Valley Nlaka’pamux Heritage Park, thanks to the combined efforts of thousands of Native and non-Native “voices for the wilderness.”

by Joe Foy

Many generations ago Nlaka’pamux youth would write

BC Logging Companies Hunt Old Red Cedar Groves

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Over the past several years, coastal logging companies in BC have been really nailing red cedar hard, even using helicopters to hunt down the last old groves on the steep mountainsides.

by Joe Foy

Back in ’62 my parents decided to move on to a

The Eugene Rogers Award & Recipients

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The Wilderness Committee came up with the idea of presenting an award to someone who had stood alone in the defence of nature, as all environmental activists must do from time to time, in remembrance of a dear friend. And so was born the Eugene Rogers Award.

by Joe Foy

Sometime between Christmas and the New Year,

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