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Physician, Educator, Environmental Defender

Physician, Educator, Environmental Defender

An Interview with Dr. Tim Takaro “My commitment to protecting the planet is indeed both a professional and a moral calling. Until this event, I had never been arrested. I have an unblemished criminal record and have been an upstanding member of each community where I...
A Greener Approach To Collect And Clean Rainwater In Vancouver

A Greener Approach To Collect And Clean Rainwater In Vancouver

The city of Vancouver, surrounded by waters on the west, north and south, is on the front line of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects a rise in sea level of .5 metres by 2050 and of one metre by 2100. That increases the flood risk...
Islands and Water: Granville Island and Heracleion

Islands and Water: Granville Island and Heracleion

Anthropological Newsletter, May 24, 2412 Working in the area where what used to be called the Georgia Strait intersects with the former False Creek a team of archeologists from Sri Lanka have finally found the mysterious island that was eventually called Mylikah...
Maude Barlow: Leader in the Struggle for Water as a Human Right

Maude Barlow: Leader in the Struggle for Water as a Human Right

Give a drink of water to all who ask, whether they be plant, /creature, human or helpful spirit; / May you always have clean, fresh water (Joy Harjo, from poem “For a Girl Becoming”) Driving recently from Courtenay B.C. to Cumberland B.C., I passed a hand painted sign...