The Dogwood West Shore team was joined by the Canadian Orca Rescue Society at a protest at Esquimalt Lagoon.
Dogwood is a non-profit organization within B.C. that advocates for environmental well-being.
There was a crew of around 20 people outside by the Lagoon today with inflatable orcas, orca signs and petition forms for supporters to sign.
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Dogwood member, Doug Davies, became involved with the group two years ago after happening upon them at a National Energy Board hearing.
Davies said he and Kathryn Cass, Dogwood team leader, brainstormed this idea a few weeks ago to come to the Lagoon and try to garner more signatures and support for the cause.
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The oil would be transported from the port in Burnaby through the Haro Strait and Straight of Juan de Fuca right out to the Pacific Ocean.
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Davies pointed to the Exxon Valdez oil spill nearly 30 years ago in Prince William Sound, Alaska, where there oil can still be found by sticking a hand in the sand, he said.
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