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OrganizationSociety Promoting Environmental Conservation
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Fostering urban sustainability since 1969

For over 50 years SPEC has brought a range of environmental concerns to the attention of policymakers, Business/industry and the public. Through its public education and advocacy work, SPEC has built a lasting legacy of environmental protection. Some of our most important achievements include:

  • Advocating a moratorium on offshore oil exploration and transportation
  • Advocating rapid transit such as the Sea-Bus across Burrard Inlet
  • Founding the Recycle Council of BC (RCBC)
  • Reducing the use of hazardous pesticides
  • Lobbying for a provincial Land Commission Act to preserve BC farmland
  • Pushing for the Berger Inquiry into the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline
  • Being a founding member of Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility
  • Opposing BC Hydro’s Site C dam in Northern BC
  • Helping found the West Coast Environmental Law Association (WCELA)
  • Helping stop the proposed Vancouver Island nuclear power plants
  • Helping eliminate the use of DDT
  • Establishing the first recycling depots in BC
  • Playing a key role in preventing the privatization of the GVRD’s water filtration plant
  • Working to stop the SE2 power plant
  • Promoting municipal by-laws to limit non-essential pesticide use
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Organization Address2305 West 7th Ave
Vancouver, BC V6K
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Primary Contact NameOliver Lane
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RegionLower Mainland
Organization Websitespec.bc.ca
Primary Organization CategoryEducation
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Date Joined We-Can09/12/2021
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