2010
Apr. 26
Letter
to Ministers of National Defence and of Environment, encouraging
the federal government to close the door on further industrial development
in CFB Suffield National Wildlife Area, Alberta; from the Canadian
Nature Network, including BC Nature, and coordinated by Nature Canada.
Apr. 16
Letter
to Capital Regional District expressing BC Nature’s opposition to
proposal to allow off-road vehicles in CRD Parks.
Mar. 17
Letter
to Minister Penner expressing BC Nature’s opposition to proposed
killing of wolves to supposedly protect mountain caribou.
Feb. 25 letter to federal Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, Hon Gail Shea, expressing concern with fish farms
Feb. 14 letter to Integrated Land Management Bureau re proposed logging Nanoose Bay, Vancouver Island
Feb. 8
Response
form to BC government’s consultation regarding cosmetic use
of pesticides, prepared by Eva Durance on behalf of BC Nature.
Jan. 28
Letter
to Minister Penner stating that funding for Provincial Park Interpretation
is government’s responsibility.
2009
Dec. 31
Brief(41KB)
from the Burke Mountain Naturalists to the provincial government's
Four Green Energy Task Forces.
Dec. 22
Statement
of Expectations on Reform of the BC Water Act from BC Nongovernmental
Organizations, sent to the BC Government, coordinated by Watch Salmon
Society, Ecojustice and the Polis Water Sustainability Project.
BC Nature is a signatory to this statement, along with 25 other
environmental organizations.
Nov. 13
Letter
from Nature Canada and Nature Alberta in support of BC Nature’s
letter calling on the federal government to undertake a comprehensive
and independent public enquiry on the proposed Enbridge Gateway
project.
Nov. 12
Letter
of congratulations to Minister Krueger and government on announcement
for improved management for ORVs.
Oct. 23
Letter
to Select Standing Committee on Government Finance and Services,
recommending increased funding for Ministry of Environment: BC Parks
and Environmental Stewardship.
Oct. 14
Letter
to Honourable Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the
Arts, in support or government regulations to require one-time registration
for all off road vehicles and also to mandate the display of a visible
license or decal number.
Aug. 4
Sign-on to “KYOTOplus Climate Action Now!” petition.
Aug. 4
Letter
to Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Arts in support of the Skagit
Environmental Endowment Commission, and their concerns over the
proposed Sunshine Valley Four Seasons Resort.
Jul. 8
Submission
to the BC Environmental Assessment Office with comments on proposed
NaiKun wind farm.
Jun. 17 and 23
Covering letters sent to several government officials to distribute
the six resolutions
passed at the May 2 AGM.
Jun. 4
Letter
to Premier Campbell with comments on proposed NaiKun Wind project
May 11
Letter
to BC Great Blue Heron Society in support of their proposal that
federal and provincial governments create a Fraser River Estuary
National Wildlife Area.
Apr. 20
Letter
to BC Parks Omineca Region with comments in support of maintaining
closure of areas within Kakwa Provincial Park to snowmobiling for
portion of April.
Apr. 14
Letter
to Prime Minister Stephen Harper requesting an independent public
enquiry for the Enbridge Gateway Project
Apr. 14
Letter
to Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency with comments on the
Enbridge Gateway Project
Apr.
14
Letter to Provincial Environmental Assessment Office with comments
on ToR for Northwest Transmission Line
March 31
Letter
to Minister of Environment with thanks for BC requesting Intervenor
status re proposed dams on Similkameen
Mar. 9
Letter
to Canadian Senate regarding changes to the Navigable Waters Protection
Act
Feb. 20
Media
Release – Ten Environmental Groups say, “protected areas” for
caribou need protection not only from logging but also from mining
and motorized recreation.
Feb. 19
Letter
to Minister Penner regarding Nechako White Sturgeon survival and
funding for the Interpretive Centre
Feb. 18
Letter
to the BC Environmental Assessment Office and the Canadian Environmental
Assessment Agency with comments on the draft terms of reference
for the proposed Bute Inlet Hydroelectric Project and recommendation
that the environmental assessment be conducted at the highest level
of review possible under CEAA.
Feb. 17
Letter
to federal Minister of Environment, Jim Prentice regarding Nechako
White Sturgeon survival and funding for the Interpretive Centre
Jan. 28
Letter
to John Hawkings, Chair, Trails Strategy Committee, Ministry of
Tourism, Culture and Arts, providing BC Nature comments.
2008
Dec 10
Letter
to Canadian Wildlife Service on Impact Mitigation and Habitat Rehabilitation
for Western Painted Turtles and Oregon Spotted Frog and Coexisting
Species at Risk.
Oct. 30
Letter
to Premier Campbell in support of funding for the Shuswap Lake Integrated
Planning Process
Oct. 18
Letter
to Mayor and Council, Delta, regarding Burns Bog Covenant and approval
of the South Fraser Perimeter Road Project
Oct. 14
Letter
to Manager, Major Projects, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Arts
stating our opposition to the request for snowmobile use in Garibaldi
Provincial Park
Oct. 9
Letter
to Mayor and Council, Salmon Arm, regarding proposed SmartCentre
Sep. 24
Comments
on Mt Robson Management Plan to BC Parks, Omineca Region
Sep. 15
Brief
to Select Standing Committee on Finance for increased funding for
BC Parks
Jul. 14
Letter
to Environment Minister Penner with congratulations on Conservation
Framework and urging action on the goals
Jun. 25
Letter
letter to Minister Penner urging that the Province purchase privately
held lands at the mouth of the Adams River
May 20
Letter
to Chair Dan Ashton and Directors, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
with concerns over designation of St Andrews area in White Lake
Basin as secondary growth area
May 19
Joint press
release from Mountain Caribou Project titled, “Potholes in the
Road to Recovery: Mountain Caribou Audit Raises Questions
about Government Efforts”
April 17
Letter
to Columbia Shuswap Regional District Board regarding proposed marina
development near mouth of Adams River
April 17
Letter
to Environment Minister Penner regarding proposed marina development
near mouth of Adams River
April 8
Comments
to Environmental Assessment Office on proposed Upper Pitt River
Water Power Project
April 3
Comments
to Environmental Assessment Office on proposed Garibaldi at Squamish
development
March 7
Comments
to Environmental Assessment Office on proposed Coquihalla Pass
Resort project
March 4
Letter
to Integrated Land Management Bureau regarding Okanagan ATV Tours’
application for Crown tenure near Peachland
Feb 21
Letter
to Nancy Wilkin, Assistant Deputy Minister, Environment, expressing
support for proposed Gilpin Grasslands Wildlife Management Area
Feb 21
Letter
to Minister Hagen of Tourism, Sport and the Arts regarding our support
for non-motorized participation in Provincial Recreation Trail
Strategy
Feb 20
Letter
to Mayor and Council, City of Vernon, opposing the proposed by-pass
highway through Bella Vista grasslands
Feb 20
Letter
to Okanagan Ministry of Tourism, Sports and Arts, regarding unauthorized
use of ski trails by snowmobilers, and need for workshop to
resolve
Feb 19
Letter
to Similkameen dam – emails to Enloe and Shanker’s Bend Public Utility
Districts in Washington State with comments on proposed dam on
the Similkameen River, which would flood into BC
Feb 15
Letter
to BC Hydro with comments on Pre-Consultation for proposed Site
C on the Peace River
Feb 15
Letter
to Director General, Canadian Wildlife Service with comments on
proposed management of Incidental Take of Migratory Birds
Feb 12
Letter
to BC Hydro, Sign-on letter regarding Tender Evaluation Process
for 2008 Clean Energy Call
Feb 11
Open
letter from Mountain Caribou Project regarding government’s
recovery implementation plan
Feb. 7
Letter
to Premier Campbell regarding need for provincial Species at
Risk legislation
Jan. 29
Letter
to Chair and Members of Okanagan Similkameen Regional District Board
regarding the proposed Willow Beach Development at the north
end of Osoyoos Lake
Jan. 29
Letter
to Minister Penner regarding Independent Power Project in
upper Pitt and proposed removal of wilderness from Pinecone
Burke Provincial Park
Jan. 28
Letter
to Premier Campbell, sign-on letter by several groups, coordinated
by CPAWS, and requesting Premier to establish a Premier’s Advisory
Committee on Adaptation to Climate Change, with consideration
to protection of nature
Jan. 15
Letter
to Premier Campbell, expressing concern with the Independent
Power Project at Fries Creek and impact on Squamish River
Wildlife Management Area
2007
Nov. 22
Letter to
Pat Bell, minister responsible for Species at Risk Coordination
Office, with thanks for strong recovery strategy and noting
concern with Monashee
Herd
Nov. 17
Letter to
Premier Gordon Campbell re: South Fraser Perimeter Road and
Burns Bog
Oct. 17
Press
release from Nature Canada and BC Nature supporting the BC Government’s
newly released Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan
Sept. 24
Nature
Canada letter on the cuts proposed by the federal
government to the Canadian Wildlife Service. Nature
Canada suggests a positive tone and six points you could write in
your letter
Sept. 24
BC
Nature letter on the cuts proposed by the federal
government to the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Clubs and individuals are encouraged to write letters
on this topic.
Aug. 31
Canadian Nature Network Consultation: BC Provincial
Report,
2007. Describes consultations with natural history clubs (761 KB).
Jul. 17
Letter
to Premier Gordon Campbell urging temporary moratorium on development
on Shuswap lakeshore and wetlands until outcome of Shuswap
Basin Integrated Planning process
Jun. 27
Letter to
Environment Minister Barry Penner with comments on Wildlife
Act Discussion Paper
Apr. 18
Letter to
Environment Minister Barry Penner expressing concerns
over proposed transmission
line and boundary adjustment through the north of Pinecone-Burke Provincial Park
Mar. 26
Letter from
Nature Canada to Premier Gordon Campbell, urging BC to
take strong action to safeguard important habitat for mountain
caribou
Mar. 26
Letter from
Nature Canada to federal Environment Minister John Baird
encouraging the federal government to support the best recovery strategy
possible for mountain caribou
Apr. 6
Submission from
BC Nature to BC Parks with comments on the draft Mount
Robson Management Plan
Feb. 19
Comments submitted
to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency re: Galore Creek
Copper-Gold-Silver Project
Feb. 19
Letter to
federal Minister of Environment, John Baird regarding proposed National
Park Reserve for South Okanagan-Similkameen
Feb. 12
Letter to
provincial ministers regarding concerns with mountain pine beetle
salvage logging
Jan. 26
Letter to
the Species at Risk Coordination Office with detailed
comments on their draft
recovery plan for mountain caribou
Jan. 25
Letter to
provincial ministers Pat Bell, Barry Penner and Stan
Hagen regarding mountain
caribou and government's commitment to recovery
Jan. 25
Letter to
federal Minister of Fisheries & Oceans regarding Canada's
role in protection of fisheries and the proposed amendments
to the Fisheries Act
Jan. 8
Letter to
provincial Environmental Assessment Office regarding
the draft terms of reference for the Mount Klappan Coal Project