The following email to government officials expresses Sustainable Gabriola’s support for a Snuneymuxw press release criticizing all levels of government for ignoring or suppressing spills and pollution in Snuneymuxw waters (which are also Gabriola waters). This was the first act of Gabriola Matters, the newly created “action arm” of Sustainable Gabriola.
Date: Fri, Feb 27, 2026, 08:28
Subject: Spills & Toxic Pollution near Gabriola
To: Hon. David Eby, Premier premier@gov.bc.ca,
Hon. Tamara Davidson, Minister of Environment and Parks ENV.Minister@gov.bc.ca,
Hon. Sheila Malcomson, Member of the Legislative Assembly sheila.malcomson.mla@leg.bc.ca,
Hon. Mayor Leonard Krog & Council, City of Nanaimo mayor.council@nanaimo.ca,
Hon. Joanne Thompson, Minister Department of Fisheries & Oceans Canada info@dfo-mpo-gc.ca
Hello —
We, residents of Gabriola Island and members of Sustainable Gabriola, wish to express our concern and dismay at the failure of governmental authorities to enforce compliance with environmental standards of protection and cleanup of the waters recently polluted by an oil spill and contaminated by ongoing toxic effluent.