Slocan Council votes unanimously to join Sue Big Oil
Slocan, BC – On Monday evening, Slocan Council voted 5-0 to work with other local governments towards a class action lawsuit against global fossil fuel companies for a share of the costs of climate change, and to pledge $1 per resident for that purpose once other local governments come on board.
The Village of Slocan is the first municipality in the BC interior to make such a pledge, and the fifth municipality in BC. West Coast Environmental Law, the West Kootenay Climate Hub and the West Kootenay Sue Big Oil Action Team applauded the decision.