by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Former Federal Fisheries Minister and Speaker of The House of Commons, John Fraser, has written a strongly worded letter to current fisheries minister Dominic LeBlanc asking that any plan for new commercial anchorages off Gabriola’s coast not be allowed to go ahead...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
(Gabriola Island, December 14, 2016) Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc has ignored serious science-based concerns and is allowing plans to anchor giant freighters in sensitive marine regions to proceed without any review or conditions to avoid disastrous...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
From diesel emissions, to bilge water draining, to nightly generator running and bright lights, the cost to our human and environmental well being is being felt every day by us all. If you feel as we do, please join us in our fight to rid Gabriola of the existing...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Federal Government is reviewing the Harper government’s changes to the Fisheries Act and you can have your say. Thriving fish populations and healthy fish habitat are important to the well-being of Canadian society. Our fish need a healthy environment to...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Here is the full letter from Sheila Malcolmson, the MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Marc Garneau regarding five bulk freighter anchorages being proposed for the northeast coast of Gabriola Island. You can access a PDF...