Opposition To Oil is About More Than Spills 

The media arena has been rife with the controversy surrounding three proposed oil pipeline expansion projects which would increase export of Alberta Tar Sands crude oil.  SPEC seeks to spread awareness and actively oppose these projects because it is close to our homes and our hearts, not because we receive any funding to work on this specific issue.  A recent article by SFU professor Mark Jaccard provides an important perspective on the issue and one that SPEC supports in a recent Vancouver Sun aricle "Pipeline itself not the only issue we should worry about".  Learn more and look for updates here, below in our News section, under the Learn tab above - Land & Water and on facebook.

Tree Chipping Event Raises Garden Funds

We would like to extend a very big thank you to everyone at the UBC Botanical Garden for their support of SPEC's School Gardens Project and in particular Bayview Elementary School.  The Xmas Tree Chipping Event raised $1032.11 to help grow this lovely school's organic food garden!  Over the holidays, trees brought to the Botanical Garden where chipped to provide mulch on pathways and more. This was the most successful chipping event to date and so a big thank you is also due to those who donated their trees and funds to the project.

SPEC Has Shirts!

 We now have, hot off the presses, 25 SPEC t-shirts available for sale.  The shirts are conscientiously crafted bamboo and organic cotton made in Canada and printed in Vancouver. They feature this historic "SPEC in 1969" photo. Please call us at 604 736 7732 to schedule to pick one up from our offices.  Minimum donation $30 - available in women's small and medium and men's medium and large.