by Larry McCumsey | Jan 17, 2022 | News and Events, Political Activity
by Fairvote Canada | Jan 16, 2022 This is what it looks like when the government actually cares what you think. Scotland is building a democracy fit for the 21st century. And a climate action plan to meet the emergency of our time. See...
by Pieter Vorster | Jan 23, 2020 | News and Events, Newsletters, Political Activity, Social Justice
Media Release January 23, 2020 For Immediate Release NIPR GREENS STAND WITH WET’SUWET’EN Hereditary Chiefs Continue to Protect Territory in Defiance of Court Decision by Tim Larsen, Powell River Members of the North Island-Powell River (NIPR) Greens are united with all Green Party of Canada (GPC) and BC Green members in support of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs in the assertion of their hereditary rights. The chiefs oppose the building of the Coastal GasLink (CGL) pipeline, designed to move fracked gas to Kitimat in northern BC, through Wet’suwet’en territory. Paul Manly, the Green MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith who visited the camp last weekend, says this dispute is a fight for Indigenous rights and climate justice. “We know that this pipeline and the LNG project in Kitimat that it serves are a climate disaster in the making,” he said. “The hereditary chiefs not only need to be consulted, they need to be heard. I stand with these chiefs who have peacefully protested to protect their land and call on the provincial and federal governments to respect the stand they have taken.” Paul Manly on his visit in support of Wet’suwet’en land protectors Although he was in the area and visited the LNG site in Kitimat, Premier Horgan did not meet as requested by the Wet’suwet’en. Horgan is quoted in this CBC article that, “I’m not going to drop everything I’m doing to come running when someone is saying they need to speak with me…I’m not being disrespectful, I’m just saying be realistic here.” “If you’re going to have decent communication with anybody, it’s best to be looking eye to eye,” said...
by Pieter Vorster | Aug 12, 2019 | News and Events, Political Activity
As part of the Green Party National Day of Action on Thursday, August 15, 2019, Comox and Campbell River are both holding pop-up office and sign-waving events....
by Pieter Vorster | Mar 17, 2019 | News and Events, Newsletters, Political Activity
Message from the candidate by Mark de Bruijn We’re Off! The word is out! On March 10, I was honoured to be chosen the North Island-Powell River Green candidate for the coming federal election. Thank you for your confidence. Though we brought different skills and perspectives to the contest, the other nominee, Blair Cusack, was equally qualified, and we are thrilled to now work together on my campaign to win our riding. An excellent team is rapidly forming around this quest, and campaigning will start in earnest in the next few weeks. One of my initial activities will be door-to-door canvassing to meet the people of NIPR, listening closely to their issues and concerns. I want to engage with every voter to discover how together our ideas can advance a progressive vision for Canada, and inspire them to become part of the Green wave. My goal is ambitious – to visit every NIPR home over the next 7 months! And, to raise the funds for a topnotch campaign. In a big riding like ours, travel, lots of signs, and setting up Green offices in several of our major communities all require solid funding. It’s all about connecting and listening, and expanding the compelling Green vision. Climate emergency will make this the campaign of our lives! What an opportunity to build a mighty Green wave, and then bring that to Ottawa. We need your help! Above all, it’s going to be fun. That’s the Green way. Join with me! You can reach me at mark.debruijn@greenparty.ca. 2019 Campaign Launch Election Readiness Committee by Mark Tapper Great news: North Island-Powell River Green...
by Pieter Vorster | Jan 29, 2019 | News and Events, Political Activity
Left to right: Blair Cusack, Sandra Milligan, Mark de Bruijn North Island-Powell River Greens announce candidate nominees Nominations have closed! After a thorough search for a suitable candidate, the North Island-Powell River (NIPR) riding of the Green Party of Canada (GPC) has not one, not two, but three candidates seeking the riding’s nomination in the 2019 federal election. The three candidate nominees are Blair Cusack and Mark de Bruijn of Comox and Sandra Milligan of Campbell River. Cusack has worked as a technical analyst in the petroleum, hydro-electric and IT industries, while de Bruijn is a retired teacher and college instructor, fish biologist and community builder. Milligan is a biology instructor at North Island College and president of Greenways Land Trust. Don’t know the candidates? You can ask them anything at three Meet the Candidate Nominees events during the month of February. The three meet-and-greets are open to the public. The first one is on Monday, Feb. 4, 6-8 p.m., at the Campbell River Community Centre Room 2, located at 401-11th Ave, in Campbell River, with subsequent events in Powell River and the Comox Valley. Watch for updates or consult NIPR’s Facebook page. Following the three meet-and-greets, GPC members will choose their riding candidate at NIPR’s nomination meeting, set for March 10 at 2 p.m. Green Party of Canada leader, Elizabeth May, is scheduled to address the crowd at the successful candidate’s campaign launch, set for March 23. In the meantime, don’t forget that you need to be a GPC member 30 days prior to the nomination meeting in order to vote (i.e. by February 8, 2019). Go to...