December 2010 By Chris Darimont, Director of Science for Raincoast This Holiday Season, I would like to share the introduction published in Tracking Raincoast into 2011. From my family to yours, I wish you all the best of 2011 and ask you to join me in honoring our precious coast. The future of coastal British [...]
Smooth Sailing for Oil Tankers?
CounterPunch
Christmas Weekend Edition December 24-26, 2010
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
Recently, British Columbia MP (Member of Parliament) Gary Lunn asserted that professionals should be left to decide on oil tanker routes for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project…
Pipeline proponents see smooth sailing
Gulf Islands Driftwood
Published: December 22, 2010
By Chris Genovali and Misty MacDuffee
This past week, Saanich-Gulf Islands MP Gary Lunn asserted that professionals should be left to decide on tanker routes for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Project…
Ruling demands DFO do more for orcas
By Sean McIntyre – Gulf Islands Driftwood
Published: December 15, 2010
A coalition of environmental groups from coastal BC is celebrating a federal court’s Dec. 7 decision that confirms DFO failed to protect critical habitat for resident killer whales…
Black bears prefer waterfront
By Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist
December 18, 2010
Remote waterfront property has its limitations when it comes to comfortable, long-term winter accommodation. None of that, though, apparently deters Vancouver Island black bears…
























