by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Derek Kilbourn, Sounder News, Tuesday, January 23 2018 The Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages (GAFA) continue to work to prevent the establishment of five anchorages off Gabriola’s north-east shoreline. That fight began in 2015 when it was reported in the Sounder...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
MP Malcolmson calls on Trudeau Liberals to deny five deep-sea bulk anchorages off Gabriola Island To prevent oil spills, protect local jobs and endangered species, for the second time, Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson has asked the Prime Minister and federal...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Risk assessment for Gabriola in relation to Freighters maneuvering and anchoring nearby/offshore Chamber of Shipping position Aug 27 2017 Respecting the need to work collaboratively with all levels of governments, First Nations, and coastal communities to improve...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
The first in a series of consultative sessions on the Federal Government’s Oceans Protection Plan (OPP) took place in Vancouver last Thursday. The meeting, billed as a Dialogue Forum, focused on a number of issues, including the future of Deep Sea Anchorages in the...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear supporters of GAFA, We are writing with an important and time sensitive request. The federal government has set up a website to get input into their Oceans Protection Plan. The plan (OPP)is a broad collection of initiatives designed to improve Canada’s ability to...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Gabriolans Against Freighter Anchorages is asking Transport Canada to not put the interests of the shipping industry ahead of local residents and First Nations. While work begins to rewrite the rules around commercial anchorages in Canadian waters through the much...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
The NE shore of Gabriola is still under threat of freighter anchorages. The presence of these very large freighters would put at risk the marine ecosystem that so many fish, whales, sea birds and other marine species rely on for their survival. There are a couple of...
by filament | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
September 5, 2017 – 5:30pm | By Ian Holmes | Nanaimo News Now NANAIMO — A national strategy being developed to overhaul where and how large freighter ships can anchor has the attention of people on Gabriola Island. A previous plan by the federal...
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...
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...
