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Seymour Water Filtration Plant privatization cancelled by the GVRD due to public pressure
The Council of Canadians organized an international conference on water July 5-8 at UBC. It was reported on Friday June 29th that the GVRD had cancelled its plans to privatize the Seymour Water Filtration Plant.
[ Water Conference Coverage | SPEC's statement | Bob Everton's report ]

VICTORY PROJECT EMERGENCY

Jul 2 2001

Victory Project No Longer Facing Eviction
The City of Vancouver has revoked the eviction order for the whole of 303 West Hastings, with severe restrictions on what type of activities can take place on the second floor where the after hours parties were taking place. Thanks to everyone who showed their support for the Victory Project!

IN THE SHADOW OF THE WALL

Jul 2 2001

Reflections on Quebec City
Thanks to everyone who joined Shel Neufeld, oline twiss, Jeremy Williams, and the Vancouver Indymedia Video Collective for the evening of slides, music, stories and video.
[ Video by Jeremy Williams ]

POST-ELECTION COVERAGE

Jul 2 2001

Post-Election Coverage
Now that the dust has settled on the election and the Liberals are in power in the Province of B.C., we here at the Vancouver IMC have put together a retrospective look at all the election coverage posted to the site.
[ Full Coverage ]

THE PEOPLE VS. METALCLAD

Jul 2 2001

Metalclad Wins NAFTA Appeal
A judge in British Columbia ruled last week that a NAFTA tribunal was right to award millions of dollars to a U.S. company that was prevented from opening a hazardous waste treatment plant in Mexico. Justice David Tysoe of the Supreme Court of B.C. found that the move by the state government of San Luis Potosi to declare an area an ecological preserve to prevent the Metalclad plant from opening amounted to an expropriation of the company's investment. The case was heard in Canada because the NAFTA tribunal designated B.C. as a neutral legal venue.
[ Full Coverage | Judge's Desicion ]

MARCH AT THE ARCH

Jul 2 2001

March At The Arch
Beginning around 10am Saturday, an estimated 4000-5000 protesters rallied at the Peace Arch marking the US/Canadian border. Several hundred demonstrators blocked traffic and occupied the border checkpoints. Traffic across the border was stopped for about 3 hours in what was the largest of numerous border rallies being held around the country, opposing FTAA negotiations in solidarity with embattled protesters in Quebec City.
[ Full Coverage ]

DEMOCRACY FOR SALE

VHS copies are available now!

Vancouver IMC is the Canadian distributor for "This is What Democracy Looks Like" -- produced by the independent media center & big noise films, with footage shot by over 100 media activists and a soundtrack that includes Susan Sarandon, Michael Franti, Rage Against the Machine, DJ Shadow and others. Order your copy by contacting imcvancouver@ziplip.com. Cost: 20 - 30 sliding scale. All money goes to support the activities of Vancouver Indepedent Media Centre.

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IMC Coverage

Mid East Conflict
March: Zapatista March IMC Chiapas
April 20-22: FTAA CMAQ
June 14-16: EU Summit, IMC Sverige
June 25-27: WB, IMC Barcelona
July 20-22: G8, Genova, IMC Italia
Sept 28: WB/IMF, IMC DC

For a complete list of upcoming actions, check out: protest.net.

Friday, July 20, 2001

Smart or Dumb Action at Whistler and Elsewhere. J20 3:56pm

G8 protest at Italian Embassy tomorrow J20 1:48pm

CBC: Death of G8 Protestor Confirmed J20 12:48pm

G8 Summit Closed J20 11:56am

Person shot and killed by police at G8 protests in Genoa J20 10:14am

Stop G8 ! Pics from Genova J20 8:22am

Teach In and Forum on PNWER J19 10:26pm

cbc: B.C. health care system facing chaos J19 8:27pm

IMC: Victoria Symphony musician visited by RCMP J19 7:29pm

cbc: AFN issues ultimatum to minister J19 3:29pm

Spotted Owl Victory a Wake Up Call J19 2:55pm

Call for Agenda Items for IMC Meeting on July 23rd J19 1:06pm

Water sale to U.S.? No way says one side of P.M.'s mouth. But.... J19 11:01am

Canada. Oil. Slavery. J19 10:15am

G&M;: Canada threatens to reject Kyoto pact J19 9:37am

Anarchists Steal "News" Award at the Webby's J19 9:23am

Friends, Romans. . . J19 12:00am

cbc: Native protesters defy court order J18 9:59pm

reuters: Battle renewed over Canadian grizzly bear hunt J18 9:50pm

“Getting it Right” – An analysis of op/ed pages in three corporate dailies J18 7:27pm

Biotech Bravado J18 7:14pm

CBC:Guy Wera talks about taking a lane on Burrard J18 7:13pm

Burrard Bridge - TAKE BACK THE BICYCLE LANE J18 2:39pm

Funding cut to GMO research J18 2:29pm

bbc: Global protests breed new media J18 2:02pm

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