Author Archives: Rhona

 

Salmon, meat, sourdough, Lorri at PEP and the Hali garage sale

May 3

There’s a lot of buzz around the salmon walk (Alexandra Morton’s Get Out Migration) which has involved a land-based migration of activists travelling by foot from Sointula, on Malcom Island, down Vancouver Island, raising awareness about the risks to wild … Continue reading →

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Nettles to Earth Day

Apr 25

It’s been a busy busy week! Seven days ago, I started off up a murky old Malahat to spend the day taking tickets at lovely Fairburn Farm, home of Vancouver Island’s famous herd of water buffalo, where Mara Jernigan and … Continue reading →

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How it went in Parliament: C-311 & C-474 passed!

Apr 15

Well. The outcome of yesterday’s votes on bill C-474: proposed Seeds Regulation Act and bill C-311: Climate Change Accountability Act were both excellent, from a citizen’s point of view: for C-474 the vote passed 153 to 134, and C-311 passed … Continue reading →

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Water water water

Apr 14

For those who haven’t turned off the tap on bottled water, here’s the always entertaining Annie Leonard to show us the craziness: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0]

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Letters to write before Wednesday

Apr 12

Hope all who wish and should and can have written to their MPs to invite their support for the vote on Bill C-474, the Seeds Regulation Act, coming up this Wednesday, April 14. As you may know, there’s another urgent … Continue reading →

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