Media releases

VICTORIA B.C. –  The entire world in is the midst of an extinction crisis and humans are the driving force.

“In Canada, British Columbia is the most biodiverse province, but it is also home to more at-risk species than any other province,” says Andrew Weaver, Leader of the B.C. Green Party. “Half of B.C.’s assessed species are deemed at risk.”

VICTORIA B.C. – Locked gates on back roads are increasingly restricting access to wild lands in the province, making it harder for outdoors people to go hunting, fishing or hiking. A new bill tabled Monday by Andrew Weaver, Leader of the B.C. Green Party, would put a stop to that practice.

“British Columbians are increasingly being fenced out of the province’s wild lands. The ability to access and experience nature is a public right, and we must protect it,” says Weaver, who is the MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head. “Free public access to the outdoors is vital to people’s health and well-being, but it is also vital to the health and well-being of our environment. People protect what they know and love. If we become disconnected from our environment we risk disengaging with the fight for its future.”

WEST VANCOUVER BC -- B.C. Green Party candidate Dr. Michael Markwick (West Vancouver - Capilano) will hold a media availability tomorrow at his Walk to Save the Seawalk.

WHEN: Saturday, February 25, 2016 at 12:45 PM

WHERE: Bottom of 24th Street in West Vancouver, B.C.

The walk will begin at 12:00PM from the bottom of 19th Street.

WEST KELOWNA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Kelowna West, Robert Mellalieu. Mellalieu has been the owner and operator of F1 Computer Services in Kelowna since 1990.

NORTH VANCOUVER B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for North Vancouver-Seymour, Joshua Johnson. Johnson was instrumental in student actions at Argyle Secondary School leading up to the 2014 teacher’s labour dispute.