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One Straw Society Announces Seedy Saturday and Staff Changes

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Written by News Desk News Desk
Category: Features Features
Published: 31 January 2019 31 January 2019
 
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Greetings in this new year and new season of opportunities and challenges. As One Straw begins its twenty-fourth year promoting a thriving, connected, and sovereign food system for our region, we are excited about what lies ahead. Your newly elected Board has been working hard to solidify ourselves through recent transitions, implementing our new constitution and bylaws, and most importantly, putting “hands and feet” on our mandate.
 
Seedy Saturday :
First up, we are pleased to again host the hugely popular annual Seedy Saturday, our community’s springtime planting kickoff event. Please join us on March 9th at the Roberts Creek Hall to connect with other food and garden enthusiasts, enjoy activities (kid-positive!), find the very best seeds and seedlings, and a rich variety of food and crafted products from our local producers. If you are interested, you can also volunteer to help make the event a better success. Send an email to our wonderful new Events Coordinator Nicole McKay at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also find the most up to date information on the event here : http://www.onestraw.ca/event/seedysaturday/.

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Coastal GasLink in Non-Compliance Says BC Assessment Office

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Written by News Desk News Desk
Category: News News
Published: 31 January 2019 31 January 2019
Displaying The Office of the Wet'suwet'en has written to B.C Minister of Environment George Heyman to request an immediate cease-and-desist work order for Coastal GasLink pipeline project on Wet'suwet'en territories.
 
This comes after the Office of the Wet'suwet'en received an email from the B.C Environmental Assessment Office Compliance and Enforcement Officer stating that Coastal GasLink was not compliant with the pre-construction requirements at six of the inspected locations, and has been conducting work outside of their Environmental Assessment Certificate conditions. The email further states that the Compliance and Enforcement Officer has issued a Warning of Non Compliance to Coastal GasLink under the Environmental Assessment Act.

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Federal Court of Appeal Quashes Kinder Morgan Expansion

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Written by Sarama Sarama
Category: Coast Views Coast Views
Published: 10 September 2018 10 September 2018

2018 has been the most devastating fire season in recorded B.C. history, beating the previous worst fire season in 2017, creating the worst air quality in the world, right here, with scientists attributing these events to humancaused climate change. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew into Nanaimo under heavy smoke, to hold caucus meetings. On the ground, environmental activist-protectors stood with Indigenous leaders to voice their continued opposition to the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion project and Trudeau’s decision to buy the pipeline for a reported 4.5 billion dollars. But economist Robyn Allan has said the deal could eventually cost taxpayers between 15-20 billion dollars. 1

In the years of resistance to the pipeline expansion, more than 400 people have been arrested, with many facing heavy fines and prison sentences. But in a ruling on August 30, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada quashed the project, in a historic and scathing 266-page unanimous decision. The applicants were several First Nations, Environmental NGOs, and the cities of Burnaby and Vancouver, vs The Attorney General of Canada, the National Energy Board, and Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC. Chief amongst the issues cited in the decision were: - Failure by the Government of Canada to properly consult First Nations. - A flawed National Energy Board Hearing, not considering tanker traffic. - Failure to address the threat to Southern Resident Orcas, which are under threat of extinction.

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Humpback Come Back!

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Written by Beverly Saunders Beverly Saunders
Category: Features Features
Published: 07 September 2018 07 September 2018

 As late summer comes to the Sunshine Coast so do the humpback whales. Reports and pictures from coast residents and visitors are being posted on social media. Now is a good time to review the laws concerning whales and encounters with them and also the habits and interesting information scientists have learned about these amazing creatures.

A lot can be learned from Jackie Hildering of MERS (Marine Education and Research Society).Hildering uses her underwater photography and storytelling as "The Marine Detective" to increase awareness of the biodiversity, mystery and fragility of life in the NE Pacific Ocean.

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Edible Garden Tour and Resilient Neighborhoods

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Written by Naomi Fleschhut Naomi Fleschhut
Category: Food Action Network Food Action Network
Published: 05 August 2017 05 August 2017

The One Straw Society presents the 8th Annual Edible Garden Tour on Sunday, August 6 from 11 am to the evening. This year's tour begins at Kym's Plants in Halfmoon Bay proceeds to the Exotic Fruit Nursery in Roberts Creek and winds down at the Persephone Brewery Farm with beer and pizza.

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This Living Salish Sea to Screen in Madeira Park August 26

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Written by Beverly Saunders Beverly Saunders
Category: News News
Published: 03 August 2017 03 August 2017

 

This Living Salish Sea, a new film by coast filmmaker, artist and diver, Sarama will be shown on Saturday, August 26 at the PH Music School. Two screenings are scheduled at 3 pm and 7 pm. The film is sponsored by the Lagoon Society and Sustainable Coast BC magazine.

 The varied and rich diversity of the Salish Sea and what we could lose through new demands from LNG and oil transportation are explored in the film. Sarama spent three years filming the abundant life of the Salish Sea and interviewing scientists, activists, politicians, and industry representatives.

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Wilderness Committee Mourns the Passing of Gwen Barlee

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Written by News Desk News Desk
Category: News News
Published: 23 June 2017 23 June 2017

VANCOUVER – The Wilderness Committee is deeply saddened by the passing of Gwen Barlee, one of Canada’s leading environmental advocates. Barlee worked as the Wilderness Committee National Policy Director since 2001. She was an invaluable member of the organization’s executive leadership from early on, guiding the organization through many hard-fought environmental campaigns.

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PODS Brings Innovation and Sustainable Design to the Sunshine Coast

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Written by Beverly Saunders Beverly Saunders
Category: News News
Published: 31 May 2017 31 May 2017

The Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station (PODS) is creating quite the excitement whether it is about the possibilities for new scientific research and education; tourism and economic opportunities or sustainable building design and innovation. It is all there.

 The project is being proposed by the Ruby Lake Lagoon and Nature Reserve Society (Lagoon Society). The Lagoon Society is well known for many projects on the coast including the Iris Griffith Nature Centre, their Nature School and outreach programs, the annual BioBlitz and the Biodiversity Summit.

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What Happened to Zero Waste on the Sunshine Coast?

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Written by Beverly Saunders Beverly Saunders
Category: Editorial Editorial
Published: 19 April 2017 19 April 2017

The announcement by Buddy Boyd and Barbara Hetherington of Gibsons Recycling Depot to discontinue their business at the end of their contract is a huge loss for the Sunshine Coast.  GRD has been a positive example of what can be accomplished by determination, innovation and plain hard work. Their decision is not unexpected. Rather the question is what took them so long? Their journey to Zero Waste has been steady and determined.

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More Articles ...

  1. Zero Waste Bolts Across Canada
  2. Feb 11 Day of Action
  3. Dec 3 Day of Action!
  4. To Goldsmith-Jones, the Consequences of Approval of Kinder Morgan Pipeline
  5. Pacific Northwest LNG Given Okay by Trudeau
  6. Citizens Called to Oppose Chapman Water Supply Expansion Project
  7. Residents Urged to Help With Annual BC Bat Count
  8. Support Treaty 8 First Nations Call for No Site C!
  9. A Fruitful Season Ahead for the Sunshine Coast Fruit Tree Project
  10. Landfill Harmonic Screens for Earth Day

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Edible Garden Tour 

August 6      11 am to evening

presented by One Straw Society

http://www.onestraw.ca/

 

This Living Salish Sea

film August 26

two screenings 3 pm and 7 pm

Madeira Park School of Music

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