Erinanne Harper

THE SSI FRESHWATER CATALOGUE

A Salt Spring Island Water Preservation SocietyWatershed Stewardship Project The Water Preservation Society (WPS) FreshWater Catalogue (FWC) website is for those interested in freshwater on an island – Saltspring. From…
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Composting with Biochar

Composting with Biochar Video (filmed by Matt Cecill Visuals)By Rick Laing Rick explains the importance of adding biochar when building composts and by using no turn, low oxygen techniques, rich…
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Take Action Salt Spring

Global Climate Strike #UPROOTTHESYSTEM Fridays For Future This September 24, 2021, our fight for genuine, intersectional climate justice continues with another Global Climate Strike in conjunction with the global movement.…
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Fairy Creek- The Last Stand Video

Vancouver Island BC. Documentary- Aug 4, 2021 In less than 150 years, 97.3% of British Columbia’s old growth forests have been logged. These ancient trees and their ecosystems have been…
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E-Bike Charging Station at Ruckle Park

Fans of e-bikes now have a new place to charge up when visiting Salt Spring Island. Islanders who brave the journey to the deep south from points north of Ganges…
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Partial advocacy success; Ottawa announces new system to improve marine vessel traffic flow in Southern British Columbia

August 12, 2021 from Islands Trust website Lək̓ ʷəŋən, METULIYE/Victoria, B.C. – After more than 15 years advocating for Ottawa to reduce and ultimately eliminate 33 freighter anchorages, Islands Trust…
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CRD board unanimously approved a groundbreaking new policy on transportation prioritization in the region

OPINION: CRD must push province to fund rapid bus instead of expanding highways From Capital Daily: New climate action policy sets important precedent for other regions By Eric Doherty and…
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Freshwater is Life: Reconciling and Restoring Island Wetlands

One Cool Island- An Interview with Robin Annschild BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN, Published in the Driftwood Aug. 10, 2021. Robin Annschild’s love affair with the Burgoyne estuary started back in 2000…
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Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet

Breaking Boundaries tells the story of the most important scientific discovery of our time – that humanity has pushed Earth beyond the boundaries that have kept Earth stable for 10,000…
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Majority of oil, gas and coal workers want climate solutions that create net-zero energy jobs, says poll

Former industry insider says new survey shows that workers have skills to transition, but face obstacles that prevent change By Mike De Souza, published July 14, 2021 in The Narwhal A…
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