A type of toxic algae is killing off farmed salmon in a section of Clayoquot Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The Millar Channel and Ross Passage salmon farms, operated by the company Cermaq, have been affected by the harmful bloom over the past three weeks. Members of the group Clayoquot Action have been monitoring the situation. “They have got bio-waste trailers on site and they are sucking the dead fish out of the fish farm pens and […]
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Tomorrow is World Ocean’s Day and what does it mean to you?
Since 1992 every 8th of June is World Ocean’s Day, this day was proposed by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. World Ocean’s Day is a day for us to pause and appreciate its bounty, its health and its intrinsic value. Our magnificent ocean’s feed us, stabilizes climate temperatures, exchanges climate gases, increases biodiversity and creates glorious beaches. Today more than ever it needs our help, right here in our back yard there is […]
Read MoreEarth Day is Every Day
Everyday is Earth Day but today marks the 46th anniversary of the first Earth Day observed. This day brings attention to our emerging consciousness of human impact on the environment. Join us tonight at the North Vancouver City Library and meet international award winning director Scott Renyard as we watch his The Pristine Coast. Join us on April 22nd from 6:30-8:30 pm at the North Vancouver City Library at 120 West 14th Street for an […]
Read MoreJoin us at The Pristine Coast Screening on April 22nd
Join us on April 22nd from 6:30-8:30 pm at the North Vancouver Public Library at 120 West 14th Street for an exclusive screening of Scott Renyard’s international award winning film. This screening is hosted by The Green Channel and The North Vancouver Public Library free of charge. Our guest will be Scott Renyard who is a local film producer & director whose documentary The Pristine Coast takes a closer look at the crash of many […]
Read MoreCheck it out! Scott’s interview with Vancouver’s Roundhouse Radio.
Earlier in the month our very own Scott Renyard was interviewed by Jollean Willington from Roundhouse Radio on a very rainy day at Vancouver’s Fisherman’s Wharf. Scott talks about the plight of the local Herring and what is being done to help the Herring Roe and how we can all get involved. http://bit.ly/1Qy8eJF
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