On March 26th, join thousands of British Columbians in standing up for our wild rivers.

Whether you like to swim in them, look at them, drink from them, or float down them, BC’s many wild rivers and streams are a natural heritage that we all enjoy.

In 2002 the BC government banned BC Hydro from developing new sources of green power, decreeing that all new hydropower must come from private companies. This has lead to a gold rush mentality, with private operators staking almost 600 creeks and rivers throughout BC for the purposes of hydropower production. Each one of these projects involves building river diversions, dams, powerhouses and many kilometers of roads and transmission lines.

Power production can be done the right way. Unfortunately, that’s not happening in BC. There is little environmental oversight and no regional planning. Local governments have lost their say on these projects.

The Wilderness Committee, Canada’s largest grassroots conservation organization, is calling for a moratorium on these projects. We like our rivers wild and our power public. We hope you do too. Join with us and thousands of like-minded citizens from across the province on Thursday, March 26. Phone your Member of the Legislative Assembly and the Premier. Stand up for our rivers and streams. Find out just how powerful your voice can be!

For more information visit: http://www.tenthousandvoices.org/