Pemberton is the 10th BC Municipality to Join the Lawsuit
Date: April 16, 2025
Complete Article: Whistler Daily Post
Excerpt:
The Village of Pemberton Council voted unanimously to join a Sue Big Oil lawsuit against fossil-fuel companies. The vote also approved allocating $1 per resident from Pemberton’s Speĺkúmtn Community Forest Legacy Fund to support the case.
“Since my wife and I moved to Pemberton in 2021, we’ve lived through the heat dome, with record temperatures reaching 43°C, and the atmospheric river that same year, which flooded low-lying areas of town,” said Pemberton resident Erich Baumann. “Devastating wildfires are creeping closer, destroying properties near Gun Lake and Downton Lake in 2023, and in the Elaho Valley in 2024. Each year now, we face wildfire smoke and the threat of property damage. On top of safety concerns, we’re also anticipating rising insurance costs. How are small communities like Pemberton, with limited resources, supposed to cope?”
“We commend the Village of Pemberton for joining the growing movement of communities holding the fossil fuel industry accountable,” said Tracey Saxby, Executive Director of My Sea to Sky. “Pemberton is standing up for climate justice and its residents by supporting the Sue Big Oil campaign. We urge Whistler, West Vancouver, and the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to follow suit.”