Water:
Want to get involved? Email: water@terracecofc.ca
The Terrace Chapter of the Council of Canadians has undertaken a number of initiatives to protect our oceans, lakes and streams, preserve our nations’ drinking water and to end destructive practices which endanger our valuable water resources. Locally, there is a particular emphasis on saving wild salmon and steelhead, maintaining the pristine condition of the Sacred Headwaters and Skeen Water Shed as well as protecting our northern coasts from threats such as LNG development on environmentally sensitive, Lelu Island. We also encourage the Canadian Prime Minister to implement the Northcoast Oil Tanker Ban/Moratorium which he pledged in the 2015 election.
In addition, the Terrace Chapter holds information sessions and advocates on a number of the national campaign initiatives described below.
The Council of Canadians is a leader in fights to protect Canada’s freshwater sources. Our campaign work focuses on recognizing water as part of a shared commons. Water is a human right and as such, must be protected from privatization, pollution and bulk exports. We are campaigning to protect the Great Lakes from pollution, misuse and government neglect. We are working to stop fracking, a natural gas extraction process that uses and pollutes massive volumes of water. We encourage community empowerment and involvement through our “Blue Communities Project.” In Canada, there is no national strategy to address urgent water issues and federal leadership to conserve and protect our water has been missing. We are campaigning for a National Water Policy that will safeguard communities’ water. Water is vital to people’s health and livelihoods. Join us in taking action to protect water!
