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Saskatchewan towns coping with oil spill in water supply
A pipeline leaked between 200,000 and 250,000 litres of oil into the North Saskatchewan River in late July. Towns downstream scrambled to find alternative sources of water.
Read Island Tides online | Page 1, also single article 'Reprint' in Oil + Gas + Coal
Library volunteers are unsung heroes
A shout-out for islands’ library volunteers; with few paid staff our bustling libraries, serving all ages, are run by dozens of volunteers, young and old.
Read Island Tides online | Page 1, also single article 'Reprint' in Salish Sea Goodlife
BC Hydro: from showcase to basket case
An in-depth analysis of why, over the last 15 years, BCHydro has gone from a major provincial asset to being a liability, at taxpayers’ expense. Laws put in place by the BCLiberal government of Gordon Campbell committed BCHydro to massive debt.
Read Island Tides online | Page 6, also single article 'Reprint' in BC Hydro
Breaking the Peace
The Site C dam has been approved by the federal government, a decision that violates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitments to listen to science, make decisions based on evidence, and create a respectful nation-to-nation relationship with indigenous people.
Read Island Tides online | Page 9, also single article 'Reprint' in Canadian Politics
What do refugees have to do with climate change?
Cowichan resident Peter Nix spent three months volunteering in a Greek refugee camp. He shares his stories of the camp.
Read Island Tides online | Page 8, also single article 'Reprint' in Global News
Salish Sea’s salmon
Adam Olsen tells the story of the importance of salmon to the Salish Sea, and talks of the challenges that face them.
Read Island Tides online | Page 12, also single article 'Reprint' in Fisheries
Around The Islands
Wildwood ecoforest purchased; CRD launches art consultations; Trans-Pacific Partnership townhall
Read Island Tides online | Page 7, also single article 'Reprint' in Salish Sea Goodlife
News Digest
Postal workers rally; One year of Site C construction; BC LNG investment postponed; Rally to end raw-log exports; Kinder Morgan hearings well underway
Read Island Tides online | Page 11
Readers' Letters
Electric vehicles on the Gulf Islands; Shawnigan soil dump; Global fund; Crosswalk od(d)yssey; Shrimp trawling
Read Island Tides online | Page 2
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