Cowichan Valley calls for LNG tanker and GHG bans

At its September 10 meeting, the Board of the Cowichan Valley Regional District joined all of the regional districts around Georgia Strait as well as the Islands Trust in passing two resolutions:

1. A call to the Federal Government for a ban on LNG tankers in Georgia, Malaspina and Haro Straits, and Boundary Pass.

2. A call to the Provincial Government in support of zero GHG emissions from new natural gas fired power plants

And it undertook to support the two similar Powell River Regional District resolutions at the UBCM which meets in Penticton on September 22.

• the Powell River Regional District (UBCM resolutions, May 2008
  
• the Capital Regional District (both resolutions, Aug 2008)
  
• the Islands Trust (both resolutions, Jun 2008)
  
• the Regional District of Nanaimo (LNG tanker ban, Aug 2008)
  
• the Comox Valley Regional District (LNG tanker ban, Aug 2008)
  
• the former Comox-Strathcona Regional District (GHG ban, 2007)
  
• the Sunshine Coast Regional District (both resolutions, Sep 2008)