Strait Talk

 In-Depth Newsletter of the Georgia Strait Alliance

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Spring 2013 - Kinder Morgan ups its bid - and the risk, It's not just oil we're shipping out, Kits base closure, Holding the torch high - together, Valuing and protecting our waterfront: an exciting new initiative, Telling the story of Species at Risk, Protecting whales beyond borders, and much more... 

Fall 2012 - New member of Clean Marine BC, Take Action on Tankers and Thinking Beyond Tankers, Staying hopeful in the face of attacks on environmental regulations, National Marine Conservation Area: with your help we can pull it off!, AGM highlights, Would you like to buy an island?, and more...

Summer 2012 - Growing opposition to the increase in tankers on our coast, new Communities Atlas launched, island beaches cleaned up thanks to partnership with CCCU employees, closed containment pilot project proves successful, fish farm diseases threaten wild salmon, end-run around the public: fish farms to expand, new skipper at the helm of our Clean Marine BC program, vessel sewage law now in force, 'Celebrate the Strait’ Raffle and more...

Spring 2012 - Another win for the whales!, tar sands and tankers: key issue for the south coast, Protection Principles Project: we want to hear from you, protecting wild salmon: Cohen Inquirey hearings reveal shocking cover-up, ending the sea lice debate, time to clear Wild Salmon Narrows, acid attack: why we must act now, keeping our beaches clean - GSA is partnering with Coastal Community Credit Union employees, Clean Marine BC update, and more...

Fall 2011 - Milestones for marine life protection, send an 'ocean of love', making marine conservation matter, AGM combines business and fun, Clean Marine BC update, a citizen's primer on tankers in Georgia Strait, closed containment salmon aquaculture taking off, looming infectious salmon anemia (ISA) crisis, making sense of the Cohen Inquiry, and more...

Summer 2011 - DFO ordered to pay, Celebrate the Sea Raffle, planned giving through insurance, fish farm proposed for Biosphere Reserve, "organic" salmon, new additions to Clean Marine BC, mapping update, sockeye inquiry problems, ship to be sunk in marine park, sewage news and more...

Spring 2011 - Legal fight for orca - National Marine Conservation Area for Strait - Community Map taking shape - 20 Year Celebrations photo wrap-up - 10 Years of Green Boating - Spring Cleaning for Wild Salmon Narrows - Milestone for closed containment - Donating RRSPs and RRIFs and more...

Fall 2010 - Risk of major oil spill here, now - Cohen Inquiry - Helping during down times - Clean Marine wave grows - Fraser sockeye abundance vs. recovery - Victory in Victoria - Salish Sea connectedness - Remembering Jim Bohlen - Raffle winners and more...

Summer 2010 - Metro Vancouver sewage decision - Strait Profits - New Eco-Rated marinas - Celebrating 20 years - Daring Paddle for GSA - Mapping what's special - Ship sinking stopped - Cathy Booler profile and more...

Spring 2010 - BC's First "Four Anchor" Marina - Turning Twenty - New Endowment Fund - Sewage Successes - On the Road for Wild Salmon - Green Spring Maintenance for Boats - Ruby Berry Profile and more...

Fall 2009 - Victory for Species at Risk - Lighthouse De-Staffing - DFO Failing Wild Salmon - Opposition to Ship Dumping - Major Marinas Going Green - Planned Giving - ToxicSmart Solutions from Diversity - Mike Richards Profile - Winterizing your Boat and more...

Summer 2009 - Save Fraser Salmon, Remove Farms! - GSA's Newest Lifetime Members - New Board Members - Clean Marine BC Grows - Why Okisollo and Why Now? - Keeping DFO's Feet to the Fire - Volunteer Opportunities and more...

Spring 2009 - Federal Court win in Orca Case - Change at the Helm - Aveda Earth Month - Volunteer Opportunities - Keeping it Fresh - Court Ruling on Fish Farms - Protecting Species Large and Small - On Cusp of Change re: Sewage - Clean Marine BC Takes Off and more...

Fall 2008 - UBCM Success - Summer Raffle & Events Wrap-up - Green Boating Changes Course - Heart of the Strait Soiree Report - Courtenay Estuary news - Species Case Survives - Sewage Progress - Supporting Wild Salmon - ToxicSmart Circle Grows and more...

Summer 2008 - BC's Frist Eco-rated Marina - Suzanne Siemens, Lifetime Member - Ocean Solutions Update - Summer Outreach- Cournenay River Events - Coastal Culture Raffle - For the Love of Fay- Low Tide Day Delights in Cowichan Bay and more...

Spring 2008 - Another National Award - Focusing on the Big Picture - Fired Up About the Environment - Georgia Strait Shows Sea Lice Impacts - A Prime Location - 'Hot' Times for Green Boating - Good News on Derelict Boat - Dace Case Advances - Tackling the Climate Crisis - National Law Coming - Deadlines for Victoria - Resource Recovery in Action and more..

Fall 2007 - Breakthrough on Treatment - Heart of the Strait Soiree Highlights - Rich in Inspiration - When Push Comes to Shove - Political Will Fails Species - LNG Plan - Derelict Vessels - Marina Certification - Aquaculture Waste Regulations and more...

Summer 2007 - Putting Wild Salmon First! - Summer Raffle - Valuing our Volunteers - Aquaculture Committee Recommendations - Fisheries Act Update - Sewage Plan is Good First Step - Still Waiting for Recovery Strategy - Seismic Testing Averted and more...

Spring 2007 - Clean Marine BC - Keeping Vancouver's Harbours Clean - Expansion Without Science - Rewriting the Fisheries Act - Climate Challenge - More Charges in GVRD Sewage Case - Seismic Blasting Opposed - Change in Puget Sound and more...

Fall 2006 - GVRD Sewage Case - Courtenay Esturary Clean-Up - Action Needed on Climate Change - Inspiration from Sweden - Orca Under Attack Again - Creating Cleaner Boatyards - Fish Farm File Heats Up...and more

Summer 2006 - Decisive Moment in Salmon Farm Campaign - Fun and Purpose on the Beach - Tips for a Green Summer - Voices Grow for Treatment - P.O.O.P....and more

December 2005 - Sewage Campaign - Gala Dinner Auction 2005 - Getting the ToxicSmarts - Bringing Best Practices Alive - Practical Solutions for Boaters...and more

Summer 2005 - BC Election analysis - New Advisory Council - Closing in on a Solution for Fish Farms - Better Protection for Birds...and more

March 2005 - A Whale of a Year - Turning the Tide in Bute Inlet - Orcas to Get Legal Protection - National Marine Conservation Area - Ensuring Polluters Pay - Pipeline Put To Rest...and more

Fall 2004 - Victoria Suspended for Sewage - Cleaner Harbours, One Boat at a Time - Ensuring Accountability - Doing It Right on the Water...and more

Summer 2004- Historic Agreement Signed - Offshore Oil: A Huge Leap of Faith - Hope for a POPs-free World - BC Government Gets Failing Grade...and more

February 2004 - Win For the Orca - Farmed Fish Hit the Headlines -- Laws Needed for Cruise Industry - Vancouver Reducing Pesticide Use...and more

October 2003 - Cruise Ships: Blind Faith - ToxicSmart Gets the Word Out - Hot Summer for Fish Farming - The Issue Won't Flush Away...and more

July 2003 -Seashore Surveys - Orca Lawsuit - Sewage Sorrows - Cruise Calamity...and more

February 2003- Cruising for Clean Waters, Pipeline Hearings to Begin - Fish Farm Opposition Grows - Environmental Deregulation...and more

November 2002- Greenboat Tour 2003 -Towards a Legacy of Marine Protection- Wrong Direction on Fish Farms - Lowering the Bar on Pollution...and more

June 2002 - Green Legacies - Critter Counts More Fish Farms on the Horizon - Hydro Plan Hits Snag - Orca Pass...and more

February 2002 - Student Art Auction - Barge Blues - Fish Farm Decision Announced - Pulp Under “Review”...and more

November 2001 - Strait Dwellers Clean Up - Marine Act Threatened - Cruising for Pollution - The Final Non-Compliance Report?...and more

July 2001- Sea Lice Devastate Wild Salmon - Get Your Garden off Drugs - Pipeline Review Begins - Measuring Pesticide Impacts...and more.

March 2001- GSA Wins Award -GSA Staffer Travels to UN Conference in Africa - Oil Spill Threat Remains - Failing to Protect Wild Salmon...and more

November 2000 - Eco-Friendly Boat Bottoms - Atlantics on the Lam - Navy Sonar Threatens Whales - Pipeline Opposition Gathers Steam...and more

June 2000 - 10th Anniversary Reunion - Tackling Toxic Homes and Gardens - Green Boating - Bill Fails to Protect Species - Pulp Pollution...and more

March 2000 - Victory in Powell River - Spring for the Strait! - Protecting transboundary waters - Pulp Mills... and more

October 1999 - Response to Fish Farm Decision, Caring for our Shorelines, Killer Whales, Natural Gas Pipeline and more....

July 1999- Hornby Island Swim, Fish Farming update and more...

February 1999 -- Mounting Evidence Against Lifting the Moratorium, Mid-Island Household DeTox winners and more...

October 1998 -- Solving the Solvents Problem, Cleaning Up Estuaries, Marine Protected Areas Strategy flawed and more...

July 1998 -- Household Detox Challenge, Hornby Island Relay Swim, Fish Farms and more...

March 1998 -- The Challenge is On, NAFTA on Steroids, Central Coast, Pulp Pollution and more...

Fall 1997 -- All About Pulp Pollution, Yellow Light on Salmon Farming, Artificial Reefs, Central Coast and more...

Summer 1997 -- Gumboots and Quadrats, Swimming Summer, Scientists Honoured, Stream Preservation and more...

Print copies of newsletters from June 1992 to February 1997 are available from our Nanaimo Office.