by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 30, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. — Today the Auditor General of B.C. released her report The Protection of Drinking Water: An Independent Audit. The report finds that the two bodies responsible for safeguarding drinking water, the Ministry of Health and the Provincial Health Officer,...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 17, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. — The B.C. Green caucus finds government’s announcement that it is moving to protect just 54 old-growth trees on the B.C. Big Tree Registry inadequate given the ongoing, unsustainable logging of old-growth across the province. “It’s nice to know that...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 8, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
LNG to Increase Fracking, Evidence Shows Danger to Health, Environment Note: This release was sent in response to the B.C. Government’s update titled “Government’s response to hydraulic fracturing report: update,” which was posted online-only yesterday afternoon. ...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 5, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green MLAs Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head and party leader), Sonia Furstenau (Cowichan Valley) and Adam Olsen (Saanich North and the Islands) are heading to communities across the province to promote the caucus’ accomplishments, and to gather...
by Deepinder Dhillon | Jul 2, 2019 | Media Releases Archive
VICTORIA, B.C. — Today, the BC Government has approved the final closure plan, which fails to remove the approximately 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil that has been abandoned at the site located directly above the water source for the 12,000 residents of Shawnigan...
