In celebration of Earth Day, Tofino is Pulling Together! The incredible Bonny of Clayoquot Action in Tofino BC has organized a fantastic week of Pull Together fundraising on the Pacific Rim, in Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations territory. Businesses are offering tours,...
Want to stop Kinder Morgan’s TMX pipeline and tankers project? So do First Nations. It’s time to take a stand against a reckless plan that would bring tar sands oil across BC and through Vancouver harbour, increasing oil tanker traffic by 400%. We can’t let this...
Today, the National Energy Board recommended the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline and tankers project. The report found that the project would have “adverse effects on southern resident killer whales” and that greenhouse gas emissions from tankers...
The People vs. Kinder Morgan! An evening of music organized by arrestees who used our court-assigned Community Service hours to organize… a protest concert!!! Come join us for this very special evening of music with speakers from the Watch House and Ana Simeon...
Everyone is invited to a community gathering and concert at Beaver Point Hall. Attendees will be treated to a show by Vancouver soul-funk troubadour Buckman Coe (and special guests). At 7 pm, guests are invited to bring flowers and participate in a “biodiversity...
We are still shaking with excitement, emotion, and even some disbelief at the news. In case you haven’t heard yet, early this morning the Federal Court of Appeals “quashed” the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline. Yes, you heard that right. The court...
The moment we’ve all been waiting for in this long fight against Kinder Morgan is coming this week. This Thursday morning at 7:30 AM Pacific time, the Federal courts will announce the results of the many lawsuits challenging the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline...
The legal teams for the Tsleil-Waututh, Coldwater, Squamish and Secwepemc First Nations are spending a busy summer preparing for the court decision in the Kinder Morgan legal challenge. We don’t know when the decision will come or what it will say but after spending...
After two months of combing through reports from Kinder Morgan and the Canadian government and reaching out to communities, The Discourse, APTN and HuffPost Canada are sharing an updated Tracking Trans Mountain database. The database documents where 140 First Nation...
Two years ago, the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline was defeated. Against all odds, seven courageous First Nations took the risk of launching legal actions to take on a huge company and a federal government bent on building a pipeline to the coast. And: they won....
If you’re a Canadian taxpayer, congratulations: you just bought a pipeline. In an announcement today, Finance Minister Bill Moreau delivered the shocking news that the federal government will spend at least $4.5 billion to bailout oil giant Kinder Morgan....
May 25th at Artspring, join Pull Together/RAVEN for a screening of Zack Embree’s “Directly Affected” film. Premiers Rachel Notley and John Horgan are flinging indignant words back and forth between Edmonton and Victoria. Ottawa has been urged to step in...
