Presentation in Pitt Meadows: Save Our Rivers & Rafe Mair
Posted May 5th, 2009
Save Our Rivers Society and Official Spokesperson Rafe Mair will host a public meeting to discuss the grave threats to our environment, economy and society posed by the Campbell private energy plan:
Thursday May 7: 7-9 PM
Featuring local conservationist Dr. Elaine Golds, Joe Foy from the Wilderness Committee, and a video presentation by SORS' Damien Gillis, the event recalls the powerful citizens' uprising last year that saw thousands of British Columbians turn out to public meetings to protect the Upper Pitt Watershed from a massive proposed private river power development. While the intense pressure from the public forced the provincial government to quash the promoter's proposal to bulldoze power lines through Class "A" Provincial Pinecone-Burke Park, the project has not gone away. Run of River Power is still pressing forward, now with plans to drill the lines under the park, while still diverting all eight of the Upper Pitt's main tributaries (some of the most important salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser) through miles of pipes for private power production.
Meanwhile, over 600 rivers around BC are threatened by similar plans in a massive give-away of our most valuable and vital resources - our watersheds and public energy system.
The event will feature presentations and conclude with audience discussion. May 12 2009 is BC's Watershed Election: http://saveourrivers.ca/video-library-mainmenu-29/298-watershed-election
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May 7 2009 - 7:00pm
May 7 2009 - 9:00pm
Speaker(s):
Rafe Mair, Joe Foy, Elaine Golds
Thursday May 7: 7-9 PM
Featuring local conservationist Dr. Elaine Golds, Joe Foy from the Wilderness Committee, and a video presentation by SORS' Damien Gillis, the event recalls the powerful citizens' uprising last year that saw thousands of British Columbians turn out to public meetings to protect the Upper Pitt Watershed from a massive proposed private river power development. While the intense pressure from the public forced the provincial government to quash the promoter's proposal to bulldoze power lines through Class "A" Provincial Pinecone-Burke Park, the project has not gone away. Run of River Power is still pressing forward, now with plans to drill the lines under the park, while still diverting all eight of the Upper Pitt's main tributaries (some of the most important salmon habitat in the Lower Fraser) through miles of pipes for private power production.
Meanwhile, over 600 rivers around BC are threatened by similar plans in a massive give-away of our most valuable and vital resources - our watersheds and public energy system.
The event will feature presentations and conclude with audience discussion.
Location:
Pitt Meadows Heritage Hall (12460 Harris Rd.)
Presenting Organization(s)/Group(s):
Save Our Rivers Society, Western Wilderness Commitee, Burke Mountain Naturalists
Sponsoring Organization(s)/Group(s):
Save Our Rivers Society