‘Divided loyalties’ hamper wild fisheries protection: Justice Cohen
Justice Bruce Cohen delivered his much-anticipated report on the collapse of the Fraser River sockeye fishery on Oct. 31, to muted applause from First Nations and environmentalists.
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Reserve leader ponders ‘nature’s wrath’ in wake of Sandy
When Hurricane Sandy hit with full force on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard –shuttering New York’s famed subway system, shattering neighbourhoods and killing at least 70 people, including two in Canada – its superstorm remnants blazed north across the border.
Ontario Flood Evacuation Accelerates With Threat of Hurricane Sandy
Helicopters evacuated most of the 700 residents of Michipicoten First Nation on October 29 after the nearby town of Wawa declaring a state of emergency when flooding destroyed roads and bridges to the reserve.
Three Days of Protests Led by Aboriginals in B.C. Underscore and Unite Pipeline Opposition
Melina Laboucan-Massimo’s family has felt the impacts of an oil spill disaster firsthand on their Lubicon Cree territories in Alberta: burning eyes, headaches, nausea and dizziness.
Pipeline and tanker proposals face historic three days of protest across B.C.
An historic three straight days of protests against oil sands, pipelines and tankers took place across B.C. from Oct. 22 to 24, led by a coalition of First Nations, environmental and labour groups.
Aboriginals at Forefront of Major Anti-Oil Sands Protest in Victoria, B.C.
First Nations from across British Columbia are traveling to the provincial capital, Victoria, on Monday for what is being billed as the largest civil disobedience protest against the oil sands, pipelines and tanker ships yet.
David Suzuki: ‘We’ve got to be ready to put our bodies on the line’
a conversation between renowned broadcaster and scientist David Suzuki, and Media Mornings on Vancouver Co-op Radio.
Athabasca Chipewyan Launch Treaty 8 Challenge to Shell Canada Over Oil Sands
A First Nation whose land sits in the heart of the Alberta oil sands has ramped up its legal battle against the oil sands industrial development.
Armada of ocean-going canoes paddles against Kinder Morgan
An armada of seafarers took to the Burrard Inlet over Labour Day weekend, embarking on a two-hour journey in opposition to oil pipelines and tankers.
‘Unbreakable wall’ extends to Kinder Morgan pipeline: Interview with Rueben George
This weekend, an armada of ocean-going canoes paddled against an increase in oil flow and tankers in B.C.’s Salish Sea. The Left Coast Post spoke with Tsleil-Waututh nation’s Rueben George.
David P Ball 