Cumberland is the Ninth BC Municipality to Join so far, and the Third on Vancouver Island
Date: July 10, 2024
Complete Article: Comox Valley Record
Excerpt:
Cumberland Village Council voted unanimously (4-0) to allocate $1 per resident and work with other B.C. local governments to bring a class action lawsuit against global fossil fuel companies to recover a fair share of the communities’ climate costs. Cumberland has recently had to borrow $2.5 million to make its water system climate-resilient, just one example of the major climate costs facing Cumberland and other B.C. communities.
“I moved to Cumberland because I love this community and the nature that surrounds us,” said Sherry Westrop of Comox Valley Sue Big Oil. “I want to ensure that all Cumberlanders will be safe from climate impacts in the years to come. Our village is vulnerable to heat waves and wildfires, and with such a small tax base, we can’t afford the skyrocketing costs of climate change alone… How else are we going to pay for these looming climate costs?”
More than 11,000 British Columbians have signed a declaration calling for B.C. local governments to Sue Big Oil. The Sue Big Oil campaign is endorsed by more than 40 organizations in B.C. and has volunteer action teams in communities throughout the province that are asking their local governments to participate.
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