by dewolfe001 | Sep 30, 2014 | Defend Wild Salmon
The following letter (in shorter form) appeared in the 24-Sep-2014 Westerly News. It didn’t make it onto their website yet, so we present it here for linking purposes. Industry has declared this “Aquaculture Awareness Week,” but we at Friends of...
by dewolfe001 | Aug 5, 2014 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, FOCS in the Media, General News
An environmental disaster is unfolding at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper-gold mine, located about 100 km northeast of Williams Lake in BC’s interior. On 4 Aug., an earthen dam that enclosed a tailings pond gave way, releasing about 10 million cubic metres of...
by dewolfe001 | Mar 25, 2014 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, FOCS in the Media, General News
Here’s a 2-page update on the aquatic impacts of a potential Fandora gold mine in south Clayoquot Sound. In short: possible Acid Mine Drainage and heavy metals leaching, with significant deleterious effects on marine life for decades or centuries after the mine...
by dewolfe001 | Feb 17, 2014 | Defend Wild Salmon, General News
In 2011 the Canadian government ordered a moratorium on all new fish farm expansions in BC that “would result in a significant increase in environmental footprint” while the Cohen Commission into the Decline of Fraser River Sockeye was in progress. But...
by webmaster | Nov 21, 2013 | Ancient Rainforest Protection, General News, Newsletter
Our latest news letter is out! Available here for download and available in print on news stands across the island. Find out what we have been up to, get the latest on environmental issues in Clayoquot Sound and learn about what you can do to help! Winter 2013-2014...
by webmaster | May 29, 2013 | Clayoquot Mining Ban, General News
A vigorous rally outside Imperial Metals’ AGM on 29 May brought the message loud and clear to the company’s shareholders: People do not want a mine in Clayoquot Sound. With speakers from Ahousat First Nation, Neskonlith Secwepmce First Nation, Wilderness...
