Speakers at Hands_Off Old Growth Rally in Nelson. – Matriarch Marilyn James, Elder Bill Jones, forest ecologist Dr. Rachel Holt
Reacting to huge subsidy to big oil with new Pacific pipeline announcement. – David Farrell, Sierra Club of BC
Old growth since the last ice age in BC. – Vancouver Island forester Greg Herringer
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Sinix’t Matriarch Marilyn James at Hands-off Old Growth rally in Nelson
Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones at Hands-off Old Growth Rally in Nelson
David Farrell with the Sierra Club of BC detailing issues around new ‘Pacific’ pipeline billions in subsidies
Full episode October 6 2026 EcoCentric
Clips from the October 4th speechs at the Hands-off Old Growth rally Sunday in front of Nelson City Hall. Sinix’t Matriarch Marilyn James explains our responsibility to protect Sinix’t lands Pacheedaht Elder Bill Jones who helped lead the Fairy Creek civil disobedience blockades to protect that watershed spoke about our future. And local forest ecologist Rachel Holt giving a history of promises and failures in BC forest policy. Also despite saying it was too grim she couldn’t joke anymore, she told a David Eby joke.
Reaction to last week’s federal government pipeline announcement from David Farrell from the Sierra Club of BC. A new song from Kinnie Starr and even a short talk from a forest expert Greg Herringer on how really old BC’s natural forests are.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Wednesday, October 7 3 pm Pacific Time
Webinar: Mapping Fracking’s impact on community health
Register for zoom.
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment CAPE Nova Scotia is hosting a webinar entitled Drilling Down on Cancer: Mapping Fracking’s Impact on Community Health.
When residents living near oil and gas developments raise alarms about rising cancer rates in their neighbourhoods, their concerns are too often sidelined by industry and governments that frequently write off local cancer spikes as “statistically insignificant.”
Speaker is Environmental health researcher Dr. Lauren Minsky, who is the creator of the People’s Cancer Incidence Screening Tool (PCIST), a validated tool that helps identify localized cancer patterns and examine their relationship with nearby fracking wells and oil and gas infrastructure.
A Q&A session will follow the presentation.
Register for the webinar: https://act.cape.ca/fracking-health
Saturday, October 17, from 4 to 7 pm
Nelson Repair Cafe
Christie Lees Hall, 703 Radio Ave
Keep things out of the landfill by repairing what you already have! With the help of skilled volunteers, fix items such as clothing, jewellery, small electronics, and more – all for free.
Sunday, Oct 25 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Peacebuilding Evening
Nelson United Church, 602 Silica St.
The Nelson Interfaith Collaborative is holding a Peacebuilding evening, with a potluck dinner, stories and table discussions. Open to everyone.
Coming up Sunday October 25th from 5-7 at Nelson United Church.
