Sending the Message to Ottawa
Prince George, B.C. – A rally and march this afternoon in Prince George, was one of 50 such rallies taking place in B.C. today, and among as many as 115 expected to be staged across the country.
While the overall arching theme for the rallies is “Defend Our Climate, Defend Our Communities” to protest increased development of the Alberta oil sands and inaction on climate change, the focus in Prince George is to stop the Northern Gateway project.
About 75 people took part in the Prince George rally, "Maybe we're fair weather protesters" said Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Terry Teegee when asked about the low attendance level. He says the Carrier Sekani have not changed their minds about the proposed pipeline, although he suspects the Joint Review Panel will deliver a report that will suggest the "current" proposal cannot be accepted.
"Just like the New Prosperity Mine decision, I expect there will be a an opportunity for the proponent to come back with some revisions. But I will say this, if the pipeline gets the green light, we will be launching court action and I know that if the pipeline still goes ahead, there are people who are willing to lay down in front of the bulldozers."
With the Joint Review Panel expected to release its report and recommendations on the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline proposal within 6 weeks time, those who oppose the project want to send a message to Ottawa that there is still a great deal of opposition to the proposed twin pipeline.
The Prince George event was organized by the Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance and the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council.
Comments
About 75 people? Wow! That’s a lot. I wonder if any of them know they don’t really speak for the other “73,000” folks in and around PG? Or do they? Can’t comprehend Harper cowering over our turnout. Carry on.
Wow, posting a picture of only 75 early gatherers before the event. When you see a picture of a bunch of people standing around talking to each other, it means the event hasn’t started yet.
No doubt there were 75 people there when this picture was taken, when I got there after this picture was taken, there were at least 100 of us, and when we march to Shirley Bonds office from the Civic Centre there were at least 150 of us marching 5 across stretching out more than 100 yards in length.
Should have taken a picture of that and posted it to this story.
Here, if you want to read a more accurate story on this event go here:
http://hqprincegeorge.com/news/news/v/Local/297923/Rally-held-in-Prince-George-against-climate-change
This news source has it right on the numbers at “about 150 people”.
150, wow!
Yup 150, just a fraction of the thousands who will show up if Harper tries to push this Keystone Kops pipeline through!!!
150 people is hardly much of anything, and actually is pretty embarrassing if the ‘overwhelming majority’ is supposedly against.
“About 75 people took part in the Prince George rally, “Maybe we’re fair weather protesters” said Carrier Sekani Tribal Chief Terry Teegee when asked about the low attendance level.”
Or… maybe people just like to talk a big game.
Hmm⦠are you sure you weren’t looking in the mirror when you posted your comment JB?
150 is an excellent turn out for PG! Just look at how many get out to vote in a civic election so 150 ain’t bad at all! The rest stayed home where it was warm. You don’t have to attend the rally to oppose the pipeline!
NoWay: “You don’t have to attend the rally to oppose the pipeline!”
I guess it is easier to post comments on the internet and sit firmly on your ‘principles’ than actually do something.
“A recent poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians think climate change should be a top priority and a whopping 76 per cent say that Canada should sign on to a new international agreement to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
People clearly want action and leadership on climate change, but there is a major gap between what the people want and what government is doing, or not doing. “
http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/earthmatters/defend-our-climate-rallies-underway-across-canada
I wouldn’t put too much stock in polls when the rubber hits the road. Remember the last Provincial Election? I sure do.
Polls are right more often than they are wrong JB… not you, or anyone else, can refute this “fact”.
The “truth” is; I would rather believe a National Poll than you, can anyone blame me?
Working and freezing my ass off in cold, snowy and frozen north eastern BC. Global warming sucks!
Sure am glad that the Oil Industry provides fuel so that I can keep my truck running and warm. I’m also glad that the Natural Gas industry keeps producing and sending their product through a pipeline so that my furnace is able to keep my accommodations warm!
Brrrr!
Peaple there has been no warming for over 17 years even the IPPC recognised that fact. Refute that, oh right youjust ignore the facts.
Typical comment from you Hart Guy, guess I will have to call you out the next time it rains in a week or two⦠and not just this month, but in December and January and February as well.
I have lived most of my life up here in the North Central Interior of BC, I remember “consistently” when the mud puddles would freeze in October and would not thaw until April. Rain NEVER fell during the months of November, December, January and February, as it so now commonly does now! Everyone who is older than 40, and who has lived up here for nearly that long knows this as a “fact”.
Yes there would be a couple of days in a 1970s winter where the sun would shine and the air would warm-up to almost above freezing⦠we use to call these “chinooks”. When was the last time a chinook happened?
Now it seems to always get above freezing in every month of our winters, and it seems to always rain. No doubt the climate up here has changed over the last 40 years, but what will truly shock us all; is how fast it will change in the next 10 years. My prediction that the larger lakes in the area will not freeze over sometime within the next 10 years stands!
People#1: “Polls are right more often than they are wrong JB… not you, or anyone else, can refute this “fact”.
Is “fact” in quotes for a reason?
Good night JB, and by the way… I liked your latest comment on the “Airport Logistics Plans Rosier with Boundary Road Opening” story. Your comment was based on irrefutable “facts”, how can I argue against that?
Going downtown and clapping when everyone else does is doing something? I can do a whole lot more with my PC JohnnyB you should know that! More and more global awareness is spreading about the tar sands JB and people will be asking what was this fuel refined from and will be willing to pay more at the pumps for non tar sands refined fuel.
Hate to disappoint Hart Guy but the oil and gas will still flow and the oil companies won’t go broke without that pipeline.
Have you ever been to Miette Hot springs People#1? Tropical plant and fish fossils up their in the Rockie Mountains. Used to be a whole warmer around here.
That pipeline is coming no doubt about, just pay off the natives seems to always work, not like they contribute to anything anyways and bring on the global warming.
People#1: you should really look into some historical weather records. We had a green Christmas back in the mid fifties and in ’88 or ’89, I remember having to wash bugs off the truck windshield one day
in January. I remember days back in the fifties as well that were raining in the middle of winter.
Right on Give More. Not to mention, using your own life experience as ‘proof’ of human caused global warming is the height of arrogance.
The ‘White Hurricane’ that happened last week on the Great Lakes is a excellent example of what people#1 is talking about. Sank 20 freighters in 2 days with extreme waves. Worst storm ever on record for the Great Lakes area.
Oh, wait…that was 100 years ago…carry on
The Nov 16th protests were organized on climate change, Vancouver and Victoria were on ‘fracking’ for the most part as was Halifax and most others. Kelowna had 150 people as well. Their GMO protest had more participants with over 200.
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