Stand.Earth, West Coast Environmental Law and Judith Sayers, president of the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, spoke at a news conference Wednesday on a new report, Regulating the West Coast Cruise Industry: Canada at the Low Water Mark. They maintain Canadian environmental regulations for the sector lag far behind the stricter controls for waters off California, Washington state and Alaska. Anna Barford, Canada shipping campaigner at Stand.earth, said Canada has the weakest regulations along the west coast and as a result, “we are the cruise-ship toilet bowl.” The U.S., by contrast, has strict limits on discharge, no-discharge zones and ongoing monitoring, Barford said. “We are trusting of the industry and allow them to dump more contaminated waste than our neighbours.”
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Coast Capital chairman Bill Wellburn of Victoria received $164,140, according to the credit union’s website. That was well above the compensation of Vancity chairwoman Virginia Weiler, who received $60,780 in 2011-2012 and will earn $62,239 in 2012-2013. Wellburn holds another high-profile chairmanship, leading the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority, where he earns an annual retainer of $10,000 and $400 per meeting. Surrey resident Phil Embley is spearheading the campaign to revamp Coast Capital’s process of setting out payments. He argues too much money is going to the board, comparing Coast Capital figures with those of Vancity, where board remuneration for 2011-2012 comes to $366,380. Embley has collected more than 400 signatures on a petition to hold a vote on members approving the remuneration rate and for that information to be more clear in the institution’s annual report. The vote runs March 22 to April 16. Coast Capital’s annual general meeting is April 30.