The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves accepted as an Intervenor in the NEB hearings into the Kinder-Morgan Pipeline expansion.

Just issued today: The Board of Friends of Ecological Reserves is included as one of the 400 intervenors accepted out of the 2118 who had applied to present to the National Energy Board as an Intervenor in Kinder Morgan’s proposed expansion of the pipeline through Alberta and British Columbia. Our application submitted in early February

Review of Canada’s Ship-Source Oil spill Preparedness and Response Regime

This report is available only by request from the Tanker Safety Secretariat in Ottawa.  But it is also included here as a PDF : transport_canada_tanker_report_accessible_eng The figure which should be of  most concern for Ecological reserves in BC is the following: In this recent government-commissioned risk-analysis report on tanker traffic safety in Canada, figure 3 shows

Marine Ecological Reserves : Their Future in an Oil-Spill disaster. G. Fletcher

The threat of a disastrous oil spill that would devastate some  marine ecological reserves in BC is looming ever larger.  Proposals for two separate sets of Pipelines to the Coast of British Columbia and the ensuing transport of diluted tar-sands bitumen ( dilbit) by giant tankers are now being considered by our governments. The first

Ten Mile Point ER #66 Overview : Biological and Physical

ORIGINAL PURPOSE To provide an undisturbed, intertidal and subtidal study area accessible by road in the Greater Victoria Area Physical: The reserve includes about 450 m of intertidal shoreline along Cadboro Point, and extends seaward for 300-400 m. About 30% of its area is above mean low water, 70% below. Coastal features include a sheltered

Ten mile Point ER #66 Purpose Statement

Ecological reserves are areas selected to preserve representative and special natural ecosystems, plant and animal species, features and phenomena. The key goal of ecological reserves is to contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and the protection of genetic materials. All consumptive resource uses and the use of motorized vehicles are prohibited. Research and educational

Guide to Ecological Reserves in BC

This 371 page, 50 mb book may be downloaded from http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/HFD/library/documents/bib32374.pdf Thanks to Jody Krakowski ER warden for Baynes Island ER #69 for showing us the  location of this important document.  It provides a page and a map on each of the reserves created up to 1992. Include are the Ecological Reserves now lost from