Protesters Gather in BC- The Great Bear is Not the Place for an Oil Pipeline or Tankers

Grandmothers, activists , scientists, kids, and students were all part of the crowd of thousands of protesters that converged in Vancouver on November 16th to voice their opposition to the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project. Staff members from WWF attended too.

There were dancers dressed as giant snowy owls, and people dressed as bears, rainbow trout and salmon in the throng. A flotilla of kayaks paddled in with a  “No Oil Pipeline”  banner. An array of powerful speakers, including Art Sterritt of the Coastal First Nations, vowed to stop the project.
The signs of these two protesters spell out their reasons for demonstrating.

Up in Prince Rupert, home of WWF’s second BC office,  there was another rally attended by 200 people. The theme there was “Save Your Salmon Chowder” and the T. Buck Suzuki Foundation served up hot chowder for all.  The risk of oil spills from oil tankers looms large in the north, and is a spectre threatening the amazing salmon runs of the Skeena River.