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S.C.R. Save the Coquitlam River
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This past Spring the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia released its 2005 list of the top ten endangered rivers in BC. The Coquitlam River which was number 8 in 2004 has moved up to number 6 this year due to “excessive sediment loads most of which is caused by gravel mining” (ORCBC, 2005). More alarming of all is the fact that Mayor Jon Kingsbury and the rest of Coquitlam City Council are not taking steps to protect the Coquitlam River from environmentally destructive gravel companies.
The rapidly approaching civic election (Nov. 19th) will be a opportunity to force Mayoral as well as City Council candidates to explain to us what they plan on doing, if elected to another term, to prevent the Coquitlam River form being exploited by polluting gravel companies.
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Take Action
Visit www.savecoquitlamriver.com and visit the Take Action page http://www.savecoquitlamriver.com/take-action.htm where both residents of Coquitlam as well as non-residents can send a New Take Action letter (with a focus on the election), to Mayor Jon Kingsbury as well as the rest of Coquitlam City Coucil. Also feel free to write your own letter.
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Let's force own elected officials deal with the pollution problem facing the Coquitlam River.
Make your voice herd- www.savecoquitlamriver.com
Help get the word out by passing this e-mail or the www.savecoquitlamriver.com website address on to others.
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Mike Wiskar
River_ethics@hotmail.com
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This past Spring the Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia released its 2005 list of the top ten endangered rivers in BC. The Coquitlam River which was number 8 in 2004 has moved up to number 6 this year due to “excessive sediment loads most of which is caused by gravel mining” (ORCBC, 2005). More alarming of all is the fact that Mayor Jon Kingsbury and the rest of Coquitlam City Council are not taking steps to protect the Coquitlam River from environmentally destructive gravel companies.
The rapidly approaching civic election (Nov. 19th) will be a opportunity to force Mayoral as well as City Council candidates to explain to us what they plan on doing, if elected to another term, to prevent the Coquitlam River form being exploited by polluting gravel companies.
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Take Action
Visit www.savecoquitlamriver.com and visit the Take Action page http://www.savecoquitlamriver.com/take-action.htm where both residents of Coquitlam as well as non-residents can send a New Take Action letter (with a focus on the election), to Mayor Jon Kingsbury as well as the rest of Coquitlam City Coucil. Also feel free to write your own letter.
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Let's force own elected officials deal with the pollution problem facing the Coquitlam River.
Make your voice herd- www.savecoquitlamriver.com
Help get the word out by passing this e-mail or the www.savecoquitlamriver.com website address on to others.
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Mike Wiskar
River_ethics@hotmail.com
