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Premier Clark says B.C.'s coast belongs to Alberta (and all of Canada), not just B.C. Dec 19, 2011 Vancouver Observer: B.C. Premier Christy Clark said the West Coast "doesn't just belong to British Columbia," but some British Columbians disagree
Harper delusional if he thinks Northern Gateway's an option Nov 22, 2011: To suggest Northern Gateway is a realistic option is not only delusional — it is insulting to the thousands of people who stand to be affected and it makes British Columbians look like nothing more than pawns in a global power game.
Oil analyst: Enbridge faces uphill battle Nov 03, 2011 Globe & Mail: Video
Overheard: Asia's View of Alberta, Tar Sands and Pipelines Aug 16, 2011 Tyee: If this insider is right, Gateway is purely a ploy and Canadians are rubes.
Oil rises to the surface as an election issue in B.C. Apr 24, 2011 Globe & Mail: Just about one year to the day after a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, a tanker truck tipped over on the highway, just outside Victoria, polluting a salmon stream that runs through the heart of the federal riding of Esquimalt – Juan de Fuca.
Most Gateway pipeline shipments slated for U.S. Feb 28, 2011 Globe & Mail: Much of the crude flowing through a controversial new export pipeline project will go to the United States, rather than to Asian markets, regulatory documents filed by Enbridge Inc. reveal.
A Gateway Foe Feb 26, 2011 Financial Post: On the surface, there is a disproportionate power imbalance between Jackie Thomas, chief of the Saik'uz First Nation of British Columbia, and Enbridge Inc., the Calgary-based pipeline giant.
Campbell letter to PM on tanker ban bill angers green activists Feb 25, 2011 Victoria Times Colonist: A last-minute manoeuvre by outgoing Premier Gordon Campbell, urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper to defeat a bill to ban oil tanker traffic in northern B.C. waters, has shocked environmental and community groups.
Campbell takes heat over tankers Feb 25, 2011 The Province: B.C. waters: Groups blast premier for urging defeat of bill to ban traffic to pipeline
Debate extends beyond Juan de Fuca Marine Trail, protesters say Feb 24, 2011 Victoria Times Colonist: The Don't Fuca Up Our Trail rally, organized by University of Victoria and Camosun College students and the Dogwood Initiative, was sparked by an application by developer Ender Ilkay to build a resort and 257 tourist cabins above Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
Development threatens region's park treasure Feb 20, 2011 Victoria Times Colonist: Two hundred and eighty residences and a lodge are proposed, spread along 12 kilometres -onethird, the most spectacular third, of the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail.
Enbridge not impressing Channel Watch Feb 17, 2011 Kitimat Kitimat Northern Sentinel: Chairman of local group says Enbridge is making promises it can't keep.
Dogwood paints the future of the wild coast Feb 17, 2011 Capital Regional District The Martlet: "Paint our Future" project hopes that by engaging in a local community-building movement and by fostering a unified voice through the medium of brilliant coastal colours, politicians and developers can hear with their eyes that many people in the CRD want to see their communities flourish through sustainable development, not urban sprawl.
Battle lines drawn over resort proposal near Juan de Fuca trail Feb 17, 2011 Victoria Times Colonist: Opponents of a revamped plan by developer Ender Ilkay — who wants to build a tourist resort with 257 vacation cabins next to the Juan de Fuca Marine Trail — are angry the Capital Regional District's land use committee for Juan de Fuca electoral area did not kill the proposal Tuesday.
Analysis: Foes fight Canadian oil pipeline to rich Asia market Feb 17, 2011 Vancouver Sun: Opposition has never been greater to proposals that would bring Alberta oil to Asian markets via British Columbia and Pacific waters.
Shell's suspension in Klappan extended for another year Feb 15, 2011 Terrace Standard: Shell Canada says it won't be resuming its activity in the Klappan for at least another year or so.
Enbridge sales pitch to aboriginals on pipeline route a hard sell Feb 14, 2011 Vancouver Sun: Enbridge promises nearly $1 billion on pipeline project, but aboriginal communities say not worth the risk.
Enbridge offer to native groups: $1-billion Feb 09, 2011 Globe and Mail: Enbridge Inc. is promising nearly $1-billion for first nations affected by its controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, its strongest attempt yet to win favour with both energy producers and aboriginal groups in British Columbia.
TimberWest buys Western Forest Products land Feb 09, 2011 Victoria Times Colonist: Plans to log large tracts of forest on the southwest corner of Vancouver Island, bought from Western Forest Products Wednesday.
Monitoring of tankers not reliable: coast guard Feb 08, 2011 Victoria Times Colonist: Canadian authorities have no reliable way of tracking vessels that pass through a zone off the B.C. coast meant to keep out oil tankers, despite reassurances by the Harper government that the zone is strictly monitored.

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