Bowen Island residents added their voices to protest against tar sands pipelines and tankers in Victoria and West Vancouver during the last week. Pauline Le Bel traveled to Victoria as well as organized the Defend Our Coast event in West Vancouver last Wednesday where eight Bowen Islanders linked arms with 60 other protesters in front of MLA Joan McIntyre's office.
The Wednesday event was part of a province-wide action that saw the involvement of 5,000 people. Rallies were held at MLA's offices in 70 locations across the province, where demonstrators linked arms to symbolize BC's unbroken wall of opposition. Le Bel said that she really felt connected and was also surprised by the variety of people who showed up. 'They weren't just greenies,' she said.
