Help keep up the pressure! Site C Dam is the BIGGEST threat to agriculture and ALR lands in BC!
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July 22, 2015
SALISH SEA — The second annual Turning the Tide: Peoples' Paddle for the Salish Sea will push off from the Dolphin Dock in North Saanich, BC on Friday morning at 8:00 am, mobilizing an on-the-water community to celebrate the Salish Sea and demonstrate the unwavering commitment of participants to protect the coast from the threat of tarsands, tankers and pipelines.
The people-powered flotilla, which is spearheaded by the Turning the Tide committee in concert with a number of organizations, with embark on a five-day paddle through the Southern Gulf Islands with overnight stops and community celebrations at Salt Spring, Mayne Island and Pender Island.
"One year after the first Peoples' Paddle, our coast still faces multiple threats from tarsands, tankers, pipelines and a federal government keen to sell our natural wealth to the highest bidder," says Turning the Tide organizer Sasha Kvakic. "As long as these threats continue, we will keep building our movement and demonstrating our love for the Salish Sea and our commitment to protect it."
Join us on July 14th for this summer BBQ & Picnic with friends and comrades! The event coincides with Bastille Day, a historic moment in the global movement to transcend out-dated systems. Bring something to put on the BBQ, a side dish to share and instruments and outdoor games! All Welcome!
Our next Social Environmental Alliance (SEA) members' meeting is happening on Tuesday July 14 at 5:00 pm, in conjunction with the Summer BBQ & Picnic in Beacon Hill Park (in the picnic area in the centre of the park, next to the playground accessed via Quadra Street / Arbutus Way). The meeting starts at 5 pm and the BBQ for SEA supporters and the public will begin at 6 pm,
Please note that the semi-annual elections for the organizing committee will take place during this meeting at 5:30 pm. As per Article VI of SEA's Constitution & Bylaws, every member is eligible to stand for election and assist with the work of implementing the directions and actions established by members. I would encourage you to consider supporting the work of SEA in this way.
We're meeting in the centre of Beacon Hill Park / Meegan, in the picnic area next to the playground, accessed via Quadra Street / Arbutus Way.
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Victoria, BC — Residents of Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and the Lower Mainland are joining together the last weekend in July in a human-powered, multi-day flotilla through the Salish Sea and Southern Gulf Islands to demonstrate their passion for the coast and their commitment to protect it from the threat posed by oil tankers, pipelines and tarsands.
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