Andy Thompson Award Nominees
Nominees include:
David Anderson, M.P., Victoria: Long before he entered federal cabinet, David Anderson had successfully championed for the creation of Pacific Rim National Park, the moratorium on offshore oil and gas development, and oil tanker safety on the West Coast. Within cabinet, he used his considerable influence to champion Kyoto ratification, clean air regulations, and maintenance of the coastal oil and gas moratorium.
Delores Broten, Cortez Island: As founder and Executive Director for Reach for Unbleached! Delores was a key voice in efforts to reduce toxic pulp mill effluent, lobbied successfully for effective regulations to control and dispose of pulp mill sludge, and opposed pulp mill applications to burn dirty fuels.
Paul Glover, Malkwa Lookout: Paul is a piano tuner who lives off the beaten track near Smithers, BC. Since the late 1980’s, Paul has scored a string of victories in his efforts to eliminate misuse of pesticides in the northwest. Through his appeals and interventions, he has convinced the Environmental Appeal Board, local governments, forest companies and railways to limit or eliminate use of pesticides.
Michael Harcourt, Vancouver: Mike Harcourt championed sustainability in Vancouver long before the term ‘sustainability’ was invented. As activist, alderman and mayor, he opposed freeways in Vancouver and helped redevelop brownfields sites. As Premier, he initiated a land use planning process that led to 500 new protected areas and gave BC its first, and best to date, forest practices code.
Tim Howard, Vancouver: As lawyer at Sierra Legal Defence Fund, Tim has established a reputation for effective advocacy. His successes include helping defeat the Sumas II power project and making sure the greenhouse gas impacts of the Georgia Straight Crossing project were considered in environmental assessment.
Gwen Johansson, Hudson’s Hope: Gwen is a rural learning assistant and community activist, whose love of the Peace country led her to become a vanguard in opposition to the Site C dam. Her advocacy for sustainable energy policy so impressed others that she was asked to join the BC Hydro board. She is now applying her skills to advocate for better regulation of oil and gas development in the northeast.
Peter Krahn, North Vancouver: Peter is a testament to the good that dedicated civil servants can do. During his years at Environment Canada, Peter was at the forefront of establishing highly effective regulations to deal with pulp mill effluent and toxic waste from wood treatment plants. His research on the effectiveness of regulation, inspection and enforcement has put the lie to the mantra of polluters calling for de-regulation.
Greg McDade, Vancouver: Greg was one of the founders of West Coast Environmental Law, and the first executive director at Sierra Legal Defence Fund. He has helped win cases that established enforceability and constitutionality of Canadian environmental assessment, and banned logging in national parks. He used legal advocacy to publicize other environmental issues, and acted as mentor to a new generation of environmental lawyers
Calvin Sandborn, Victoria: For six years as counsel at West Coast Environmental Law, Calvin represented community groups successfully opposing the Site C dam, the Port Hardy ferrochromium plant, and the harvest of Peregrine falcon eggs. He helped shape BC pollution prevention strategy during the 1990’s and lobbied for energy conservation at BC Hydro. As counsel for the Forest Practices Board, he helped ensure the effectiveness of BC’s forest practice laws.
Bill Turner, Victoria: In 1997, Bill founded and became the volunteer Executive Director of The Land Conservancy of BC. With his unflagging energy, the TLC has acquired and protected over 92,000 acres of land, and led the way in educating others regarding the use of conservation covenants as a legal tool to protect private land.
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