Originally published on qathet Living
By Abby McLennan
We found the infamous ‘Tire Island’ in early June while out scouting for potential shoreline cleanup projects.
Sailors, boaters and even BC Ferry passengers had gawked at this island for years. In the idyllic waters of the Salish Sea, a small islet off Nelson Island had grown a mountain of off-rim vehicle tires.
Continue reading Tire Island:Tired to Tireless
Friends of Cortes Island (FOCI) recently had its AGM. This is also Helen Hall’s seventh year as Executive Director. So Cortes Currents asked her for an overview of this past year and how the organization has changed during her tenure.
Helen Hall: “That’s a big question, FOCI has always been doing a lot of different projects. I act as the central point for FOCI, but there’s a lot of work going on with volunteers and our contractors.”
Continue reading This past year at FOCI, an interview with Helen Hall
Guy Dauncey’s Big Solutions: The COP15 biodiversity conference in Montreal has ambitious goals. Here’s how we could embed these goals into our economies.
Originally published on Corporate Knights
By Guy Dauncey
From nature’s perspective, human civilization has been a disaster.
It has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and 50% of plants. Between 1970 and 2016 alone, humans wiped out 68% of the world’s mammals, birds, fish and reptiles. The world’s governments support this destructive activity with subsidies worth between US $1.8 trillion and $6 trillion a year ($5 billion to $16 billion a day).
Continue reading Seven ways to include nature in our economic choices
By Alexandra Mehl, Ha-Shilth-Sa, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Zeballos, BC- The Ehattesaht/Chinehkint First Nation has been working with BC Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA) to open a center so the remote community can recycle their used motor oil, oil filters, oil and antifreeze containers and antifreeze.
Continue reading Ehattesaht/Chinehkint opens remote recycling center for used oil and antifreeze
By Patrick Penner, Tri-Cities Dispatch, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A recently-passed bylaw was meant to encourage just that, but so far it’s been a “struggle” to get many developers to participate, said Robyn MacLeod, manager of building, bylaw and licensing.
Continue reading Port Moody to tweak fees, requirements for ‘deconstruction’ waste to coax builders to recycle
