Murray Minchin
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- Oct 19, 2013
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Hi there,
A quick introduction first: For six months in 1991/1992 (with deck compass, paper charts, and a line of sight handheld marine radio) my wife and I sea kayaked from Kitimat to Vancouver, then Prince Rupert to Kitimat. The Kitimat to Bella Bella leg was from late October to mid December. Sadly, accumulated war wounds and being t-boned in a Honda Civic by a full sized pickup truck has reined in our paddling adventures, so we now have a boat.
We live in Kitimat, which is Ground Zero for Enbridge's dual pipeline and supertanker port proposal. A group of local citizens formed Douglas Channel Watch, and we became Intervenors in the Joint Review Panel hearing process. Harper changed the rules in Bill C-38 which stripped the JRP of its power to deny the proposal, and now the Panel can only make a recommendation to Parliament in December 2013. Harper will make the final decision in January 2014.
Sometime in mid November there is going to be a whole series of protests in many cities against Enbridge's Northern Gateway proposal, Harper's handling of the Tar Sands, fracking for natural gas, etc.
Here in Kitimat we'll be having a protest rally somewhere in town, but we're also thinking about a flotilla of boats and kayaks to "blockade" the proposed tank farm location. Our intention is to send a clear, concise message to Harper that there is a snowballs chance in hell Enbridge will ever lay one length of pipe in the Kitimat Valley, or 1,100 foot supertankers zigzag their way through two confined Z turns just to approach Douglas Channel.
Want to make your mark on history? Want to help protect your and our wild north coast of BC for our children and for our childrens children?
I'll update this as dates are firmed up. Thanks for reading this,
Murray
A quick introduction first: For six months in 1991/1992 (with deck compass, paper charts, and a line of sight handheld marine radio) my wife and I sea kayaked from Kitimat to Vancouver, then Prince Rupert to Kitimat. The Kitimat to Bella Bella leg was from late October to mid December. Sadly, accumulated war wounds and being t-boned in a Honda Civic by a full sized pickup truck has reined in our paddling adventures, so we now have a boat.
We live in Kitimat, which is Ground Zero for Enbridge's dual pipeline and supertanker port proposal. A group of local citizens formed Douglas Channel Watch, and we became Intervenors in the Joint Review Panel hearing process. Harper changed the rules in Bill C-38 which stripped the JRP of its power to deny the proposal, and now the Panel can only make a recommendation to Parliament in December 2013. Harper will make the final decision in January 2014.
Sometime in mid November there is going to be a whole series of protests in many cities against Enbridge's Northern Gateway proposal, Harper's handling of the Tar Sands, fracking for natural gas, etc.
Here in Kitimat we'll be having a protest rally somewhere in town, but we're also thinking about a flotilla of boats and kayaks to "blockade" the proposed tank farm location. Our intention is to send a clear, concise message to Harper that there is a snowballs chance in hell Enbridge will ever lay one length of pipe in the Kitimat Valley, or 1,100 foot supertankers zigzag their way through two confined Z turns just to approach Douglas Channel.
Want to make your mark on history? Want to help protect your and our wild north coast of BC for our children and for our childrens children?
I'll update this as dates are firmed up. Thanks for reading this,
Murray