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Nanaimo, BC: Rally supporting BC endangered rivers
Posted March 26th, 2009
There is a major rally in support of BC rivers at the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities (AVICC) conference in Nanaimo, at 2:30 PM on Saturday April 4th.
British Columbia rivers are under siege: independent power producers, backed by provincial government and new legislation, have applied for more than 700 river diversion energy projects. Should every application proceed, barely a watershed will be left untouched and BC will be cris-crossed with an uncoodinated web of transmission lines. Claims that some individual projects are “clean and green” are undone by the sheer number and magnitude of these proposals, which will have serious cumulative environmental, economic and social impacts. Rally organizers, including Friends of Bute Inlet, have been asked by the media how many organizations support our position. If you support the concepts outlined below please endorse our Citizens’ Appeal for Changes to protect British Columbia rivers.
To join our Citizens’ Appeal for Change, please reply to Friends of Bute Inlet at buteinlet@gmail.com Thank you for caring about BC’s Rivers!
Apr 4 2009 - 2:30pm
Apr 4 2009 - 4:30pm
Speaker(s):
Various
British Columbia rivers are under siege: independent power producers, backed by provincial government and new legislation, have applied for more than 700 river diversion energy projects. Should every application proceed, barely a watershed will be left untouched and BC will be cris-crossed with an uncoodinated web of transmission lines. Claims that some individual projects are “clean and green” are undone by the sheer number and magnitude of these proposals, which will have serious cumulative environmental, economic and social impacts.
- We promote energy conservation and support developing renewable low-carbon energy supplies in British Columbia. We are opposed to the present opportunistic corporate approach that does not include a comprehensive energy development plan, and fails the people of BC because it denies public process and ignores affected communities.
- Bill 30 must be repealed: the provincial government should not have power to silence local community opinion and ignore local government bylaws.
- Send the name of your organization, club, business, or interest group -- small or large, every group is welcome.
- Please include your town or location, along with an email and/or phone contact information.
Location:
Nanaimo Convention Centre, Nanaimo, BC
Presenting Organization(s)/Group(s):
Various
Sponsoring Organization(s)/Group(s):
Friends of Bute Inlet