Oil and Water. Navigate the Facts

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Thursday, May 26th, 2011
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

What�s at risk by introducing oil tankers to the North and Central Coast?

British Columbia�s coast is a truly incredible part of the planet. It�s rich with life, resources and natural beauty. It has sustained First Nations� for millennia and coastal communities for generations. Its waters are world renowned for their fishing and tourism opportunities. All of that is now threatened by Enbridge Inc., a transnational pipeline company.

Enbridge wants to run twin pipelines from the tar sands to the coast. If it�s allowed to proceed, the Northern Gateway Project will bring 220 crude oil tankers per year to the waters washing against the shore of the Great Bear Rainforest. These supertankers will carrying up to 2 million barrels of crude oil � nearly eight times more than the infamous Exxon Valdez spilled in Alaska � from a proposed marine terminal in Kitimat to markets in Asia. It is a project that benefits Big Oil corporations at the cost of coastal communities.

Living Oceans Society is working to ensure B.C.�s North and Central Coast remain tanker free forever. We�ve created a Google Earth map, called Oil and Water. Navigate the Facts, an interactive map where you can explore what�s at stake if oil tankers come to the coast. Google Earth lets you zoom in close to the coast so you can explore nature�s riches with photos and facts about features like salmon streams and eel grass beds, orca habitat and herring runs. Other layers show the human presence on the coast, the places we live, work and play.

Join Katie Terhune of Living Oceans Society for a presentation navigating the wonders of our coast, and witness the true threat that is Northern Gateway.