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Press Contacts
- Eric Swanson
- Corporate Campaigner
- eric@dogwoodinitiative.org
- Phone: 250 370 9930 ext 27
- Cell: 250 858 9990
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- Gordon O'Connor
- Forests Campaigner
- gordon@dogwoodinitiative.org
- Phone: 250 370 9930 ext 26
- Cell: 250 858 9990
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- Will Horter
- Executive Director
- whorter@dogwoodinitiative.org
- Phone: 250-370-9930 ext. 23
- Cell: 250-418-1672
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- Celine Trojand
- Outreach Coordinator
- celine@dogwoodinitiative.org
- Phone: 250.370.9930 x 24
- Cell: 250.686.2438
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Recent Press Releases
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Jul 30, 2010
- As Enbridge faces criticism in the United States for their 4 million litre spill into the Kalamazoo River, which is inflicting harm on people, communities, and the environment, Canadians can take comfort in a commitment by federal opposition parties to protect BC’s coast from a similar incident
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Jul 27, 2010
- Over 3 million liters of crude oil have spewed into a river after a breach on an Enbridge-operated pipeline west of Grand Rapids near Lake Michigan. Enbridge is the company proposing to build the ‘Northern Gateway’ project, which would include twin 1,170km tar sands pipelines from Alberta to BC’s coast at Kitimat, where oil would then be loaded onto large Exxon-Valdez sized tankers to ship to China and Asia via BC’s northern Pacific coast and the world-renowned Great Bear Rainforest.
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Jun 21, 2010
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Conservatives Isolated on BC's CoastDogwood Initiative is applauding a statement from Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff this morning declaring his party's support for strong legislation banning oil tankers on BC's north coast; as well as a commitment to work with other parties if there are opportunities to move legislation while still in Opposition.
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Jun 18, 2010
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Concerned Citizens Pack Town Hall Meeting to Discuss Saving Farms From Urban SprawlLast night over 125 people packed into a standing room only town hall meeting to discuss concerns about Ian Vantreight’s proposal to build a luxury subdivision on rural land in Central Saanich. The audience heard explanations of how the proposal violates the Regional Sustainability Strategy and the Official Community Plan, jeopardizes the region’s food sovereignty, threatens to deplete the local aquifer and raise municipal taxes.
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Jun 17, 2010
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Community Questions Suburban Development on Rural LandOn Thursday Jun 17 people from across the region will gather in Central Saanich to discuss how Ian Vantreight’s application to build 57 houses and 57 suites in a rural area will effect the region’s environment, its capacity for food sovereignty and its rural identity.
Recent News Stories
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Sep 08, 2010Victoria Times Colonist
- Victoria council unanimously agreed Tuesday night to a downzoning designed to cut the size of a proposed luxury marina in Songhees.
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Sep 07, 2010The Washington Independent
- Investigation Into Serious Labor Violations in Oil Spill Cleanup Leads to Broader Questions
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Aug 31, 2010The Canadian Press
- Aboriginal leaders in BC challenged Enbridge's pipeline proposal during a rally Tuesday coinciding with the first Joint Review Panel session in Kitimat
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Aug 30, 2010The Globe and Mail
- Finding refutes long-standing claims that water quality hasn’t been affected by oil sands development
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Aug 29, 2010Victoria Times Colonist
- Three Victoria boys head to Louisiana to volunteer their time to the Gulf oil spill and to bring attention to oil spill potential in BC.
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