Forced separation: Site C, the Peace-Athabasca Delta and standing up against injustice
As we watch with disgust as children are separated from their families and detained on the US-Mexico border, we must also take a wide-eyed look at our history of forced separation of children from their families and Indigenous peoples from their land here in Canada.
What the heck is Sierra Club BC doing in Northern Alberta!?
Stunning and unprecedented footage has just been released from Wood Buffalo National Park, threatened by Site C and the tarsands. Peace Valley Campaigner Galen Armstrong was recently joined by journalist Judith Lavoie and photographer Louis Bockner on a 10-day journey to highlight the struggle to protect the globally significant Peace-Athabasca Delta.
Site C is not a done deal
This month, Peace Valley farmers Ken and Arlene Boon have been touring southern BC with a message: Site C is not a done deal. There is a long list of reasons why it still makes sense to scrap Site C and restore the Peace Valley. And there’s one huge reason in particular that is bigger than any megadam: treaty rights.
Canada Still Failing Wood Buffalo National Park A Year After UN Report
On the anniversary of Environment Minister Catherine McKenna characterizing an international report that concluded governments have failed to protect Wood Buffalo National Park as a “call to action," a coalition of Indigenous and environmental groups is still waiting for that action.
Site C: A betrayal of monumental proportions
Despite all the evidence, in December the BC government made the monumentally bad decision to continue construction of the Site C dam. But there's far too much at stake for us to give up the fight. Here's how we can still win.
Site C decision a betrayal of First Nations, ratepayers and future generations
Today is a dark day. The government has passed up its chance to stop this misbegotten project. Instead, it has betrayed First Nations and all those who voted in hope of stopping Site C.
