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
(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
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
Join GAFA on the 18th of March at the Community Hall from 2-4 for the screening of Freightened – The Real Price of Shipping. This eye-catching documentary reveals in an audacious investigation the mechanics and perils of cargo shipping; an all-but-visible...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
OTTAWA Sheila Malcolmson, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith, asked a direct question about new bulk anchorages proposed just off the coast of Gabriola Island, but it was met by a non-answer from the government. This morning in Question Period, Malcolmson...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Who should I write to: Any decision to designate anchorages around Gabriola Island must be approved by the Federal Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and The Minister of Environment and Climate Change should be involved too. Note...
