Posts by: Mike Ambach

Just a matter of time

Forcing an oil tanker route through the Great Bear goes against common sense, and against the overwhelming (and growing) opposition.

May 08, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Respect for the power of the sea

It has become increasingly apparent that we can no longer look to our Federal Government agencies for the kind of clear and honest assessment of risk that we as Canadians, and the environment we safeguard, deserve.

April 26, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

In Haida Gwaii, BC, culture evolves with the ocean

Haida Gwaii, on British Columbia’s North Coast, takes pride in its reliance on a healthy ocean for food. When the public hearings on the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project come to Masset, residents show their opposition to oil tankers in the Great Bear Sea.

March 02, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Trust. Respect. Compassion. Food. Oh… and the public interest!

A murmur spreads through the room as some 150 people, young and old, express their discontent with being limited to a process that seems designed to separate their personal values from the decisions we make as a society.

February 23, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

The Gitga’at Nation says ‘No’ to the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline

Today, the Gitga’at Nation have organized a rally to demonstrate their firm stance against the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline Project. Upwards of 2,000 people, representing both aboriginal and non-aboriginal voices from up and down the coast, are here.

February 08, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Canadians are demanding respect for our people, natural places and values

I’m back at the public hearings for the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project. I’ve lived in the Northwest for close to a decade now and have never seen this level of concern, and it cuts across all spectrums.

January 13, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Pipeline public hearings are the largest show of environmental concern in Canadian history

WWF’s Mike Ambach is in Kitimaat, B.C, this week at public hearings for a proposed oil pipeline through the Great Bear region. In the first of a series of blogs on the hearings, Mike reports on the opening day.

January 11, 2012
Posted by Mike Ambach

Meadows of the Sea

I learned an interesting thing the other day – up to 20 million juvenile salmon swim out past my doorstep every year.

December 12, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

Values and Visions video series: Glen Miller

“It’s more than a resource, it’s a heritage and so much more.” This is the message from logger and diver Glen Miller of Port McNeill on BC’s coast.

June 29, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

The Great Bear: A Gift to the Earth

The word that comes to mind is power. Spirit bears and rain wolves ply moss-lined creeks that are teeming with spawning salmon. Dense forests carpet a complex network of fjords. Myriad sea life thrives in the intertidal zone, striking in its abundance and diversity.

May 17, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

Values and Visions video series – Brian Welchman: “Balance of ecology and people”

“To develop in a caring manner that uses high standards of development and doesn’t forget the really important balance of the ecology and the people; that would be my vision.” – This is the message from mining engineer, and former Mayor, Brian Welchman of Port Hardy on BC’c coast.

May 09, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

One harbour, many values

One of my early memories is fishing off the docks in Prince Rupert with my father. I recall crouching among the gillnetters and the sailboats, peering into the darkness and wondering at the flickers of silver whizzing by below, and the world they inhabit. “Any bites?” someone would ask. It didn’t matter too much to me whether there were or not. I kept wondering.

April 21, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

Video – Values and Visions: Hannah and Simon Stockner

“This is a really good place and I think you should keep it that way.” This is the message from 13 and 16 year old brother and sister, Simon and Hannah Stockner, growing up in Kispiox on BC’s coast.

March 04, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

The world will end in 2012…

…according to Hollywood. You may have seen the disaster flick 2012 last year. In it, John Cusack leads a group of desperate survivors from one environmental cataclysm to the next, the planet literally disappearing into a deluge of a wrathful, rising seawater beneath them.

February 11, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach

Values and Visions video series – Frank Kamerman: “Natural and industrial values”

“There are a lot more creative ways of dealing with the natural values and the industrial values that are here.” This is the message from small business owner Frank Kamerman of Stewart on BC’s coast.

January 05, 2011
Posted by Mike Ambach
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