Erik Andersen is a retired economist who practiced as a transportation economist with the Canadian Transport Commission; with Airports Branch, Transport Canada; with ICAO and at private corporations such as Pacific Western Airlines. More recently he has been lobbying Federal Ministers to reform the way Canada Pension Plan Investment Board invests pension funds. He has been using his talents of late to expose the calamitous fiscal impact of private power companies on British Columbians.

Dan Burnett is widely recognized as one of the top media and defamation lawyers in Canada, appearing before all court levels including the Supreme Court of Canada where his pleading in Simpson v. WIC, Mair et al has dramatically changed the defamation law, enhancing free speech. Dan and his family are keen outdoorsmen. He heads the Owen Bird Law Corporation's Media Law Practice Group and is a founding member of the Canadian Media Lawyers Association.

Dr. John Calvert teaches economics and public policy at Simon Fraser University. A leading expert on issues respecting public power and the Campbell government’s disastrous Energy Policy, Dr Calvert is the author of Liquid Gold which marshals all the facts and underscores the idiotic private power initiatives of the Campbell government. In fact this has become the "bible" used by all who fight this pernicious policy and it’s interesting to note that neither governments nor the industry have made any real effort to refute it.

John Cummins, with a B.A. from Western Ontario and an M.A. from UBC was first elected as a Member of Parliament in 1993. He has represented communities in Delta and Richmond for the last 17 years. John was a commercial fisherman for over 25 years and has brought his knowledge and passionate independence to the defence of his beloved BC salmon. Unlike many politicians, John does not sacrifice his spirited crusade to save our salmon for personal political gain. There is no more steadfast fighter for fish on both coasts, than John Cummins.

Melissa Davis is the Executive Director of BC Citizens for Public Power and with over 20 years experience in non-profit Melissa brings a deep commitment to community engagement and social justice movements. Over the years, Melissa has become noted as a passionate advocate to protect BC's pristine wilderness and wildlife and as well, bring her outspoken skills to the defence of public power. Melissa is known for her uncompromising defence of BC’s first rate power system.

Dr. Larry Dill, Professor Emeritus with the Department of Biological Sciences at Simon Fraser University, grew up in Vancouver and spent his summers at Halfmoon Bay as he still does. This early connection to oceans undoubtedly helped motivate his dedication to marine conservation issues. He is the author of over 140 scientific papers, and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His current research ranges from work on the role of tiger sharks in a West Australian seagrass ecosystem, to the influence of sea lice on salmon behaviour and survival in B.C.

Eric Doherty is a transportation planner and researcher in private practice who focuses on practical approaches for reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, while improving the livability of communities. His education includes an MA from the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning where he specialized in transportation planning. He has worked with such organizations as the Wilderness Committee and Livable Region Coalition.

Joe Foy is the National Campaign Director for the Western Canada Wilderness Committee. As a youngster, Joe loved to hike and fish. In 1984, he volunteered with the Wilderness Committee and in 1987 he became their first paid campaigner. Since then, Joe has been the driving force behind many of the Wilderness Committee's causes and has become one of the top environmental campaigners in Canada. These days Joe is focused on saving old growth trees and protecting BC's wild rivers from being ruined by private hydro power developers.

Damien Gillis is a Vancouver-based documentary filmmaker with a focus on environmental and social justice issues - especially relating to water, energy, and saving Canada's wild salmon - working with many environmental organizations in BC and around the world. He is the co-founder, along with Rafe Mair, of The Common Sense Canadian, and a board member of both the BC Environmental Network and the Haig-Brown Institute.

Dr. Gordon F. Hartman has consulted on fisheries issues in a number of foreign countries to help them contribute to the well being of that resource. Leading fishery scientists all over the world will attest to his knowledge and ability. Dr Hartman, long a premier scientist and manager with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, was one of the "dissident scientists", as Alcan referred to them – a sobriquet he wears with pride - who helped mightily in the fight to cancel the Kemano Completion Program proposal for the Nechako system.

George Heyman is the Executive Director of Sierra Club BC, a board member of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and a steering committee member of the centre’s Climate Justice Project. From 1999 to 2008 he served as president of the B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU), capping a long career as a respected labour negotiator. He has also served as board member and audit committee chair (1997-01) with the B.C. Workers’ Compensation Board. George has a long association as a guest lecturer with SFU, UBC, Royal Roads University and Harvard.

Vicki Huntington, daughter of the late Ron Huntington, an MP and federal cabinet minister, is steeped in politics at all levels. The five-term, poll-topping Delta councilor has long been known for her independence of thought and respect for the people she represents. During the massive fight against overhead power transmission lines in Tsawwassen, she challenged the Campbell government, and in May 2009 Vicki accomplished the impossible – not only did she win the provincial constituency of Delta South as an Independent, she beat the incumbent attorney general.

As a dogged defender of her constituents and a proponent of a new way of governing, Vicki Huntington applies reasoned debate, common sense, and goodwill to the issues of the day – environmental protection, preservation of farmland, support for small business, fiscal prudence, and fair governance. The first elected independent in BC in 60 years, she uses her opportunity – and her responsibility – to speak honestly and directly without the constraints of party politics.

Otto Langer BSc(Zool) (1968) and MSc (1974) worked for the Department of Fisheries and Environment Canada from 1969 to 2002 pioneering the enforcement of the habitat provisions of the Fisheries Act appearing in over 100 courts as an expert witness. In 2002 he joined the David Suzuki Foundation establishing its Marine Conservation Group specializing in salmon farming issues. His articles appear in numerous technical publications and in 2005 he co-authored Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming which won the Roderick Haig-Brown BC Book Prize.

Dr. Tracy Lyster is the chair of Citizens Against Urban Sprawl Society (CAUSS), a nonprofit society dedicated to preserving sensitive natural areas from the devastating impacts of unsustainable development. CAUSS demands government accountability development proposals threaten the public’s right to clean air, water, local food security and healthy wild salmon stocks and has initiated numerous campaigns to increase public awareness and community engagement.

Dr. Michael M'Gonigle is a law professor and political ecologist with an extensive background in environmental activism. His work with Greenpeace in the 1970s led to the international moratorium on commercial whaling, during which time he also co-founded Greenpeace International. Throughout the 1980s, he was a leading activist in widlerness conservation and forestry reform in British Columbia; as Chair of the Board of Greenpeace Canada, he initiated the Greenpeace forest campaign in 1990. In recent years, he has cofounded SmartGrowth BC, Forest Futures (Dogwood Initiative) and was a founding co-director of the Sierra Legal Defense Fund. Holder of the EcoResearch Chair at the University of Victoria, he directs the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance. He has authored and co-authored many studies and popular books, including Stein: The Way of the River, and Reinventing the University.

Laurie MacBride is a freelance writer, editor and photographer, better known for her role as founder, and Executive Director for 15 years, of the Georgia Strait Alliance. She also co-owned and edited Wavelength Magazine, a kayaking publication. A teacher by profession she has also been a commercial troller. Laurie has been "making a difference" for more than 40 years first with women’s and Labour movements, then as a high-profile peace activist. A lifelong boater Laurie loves exploring the BC coast and is a dedicated gardener who aims for food self-sufficiency.

Rafe Mair, LL.B, LL.D (Hon) a B.C. MLA 1975 to 1981, was Minister of Environment from late 1978 through 1979. In 1981 he left politics for Talk Radio becoming recognized as one of B.C.'s pre-eminent journalists. An avid fly fisherman, he took a special interest in Atlantic salmon farms and private power projects as environmental calamities and became a powerful voice in opposition to them. Rafe continues to make regular appearances on radio and television, writes regularly for thetyee.ca, and writes a regular blog at rafeonline.com.

An award-winning photographer and author, Ian McAllister works for the wildlife conservation group Pacific Wild and is a leading Canadian advocate for wilderness protection. McAllister’s first two books, The Great Bear Rainforest and The Last Wild Wolves both won the Booksellers’ Choice Award for BC Book of the Year. McAllister’s conservation work has involved working on documentaries with the BBC Natural History Unit, National Geographic TV, Discovery Channel and others. He has also been the recipient of numerous awards for his work, including, along with his wife Karen, Time Magazine’s “Leader for the 21st Century” award.

Ian lives on a small island in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest with his wife and their two children.

Alexandria Mitchell, a member of Abbotsford City Council’s Environmental Advisory Committee is a recent addition to the Fraser Basin Council’s Youth Committee, involved in many environmental initiatives across the Fraser Valley. Alexandria made her voice heard to the world when she attended the recent COP 15 United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen. She is also the creator and developer of Plug Out Tune In: http://plugouttunein.com, an online portal for sharing stories and connecting on causes.

Alexandra Morton from her home in Echo Bay in the Broughton Archipelago, has courageously taken on both the fish farm industry and governments. Her many peer reviewed scientific accounts confirm that migrating wild smolts are being slaughtered by sea lice from fish farms. She has faced down the best propaganda efforts of the industry and government, who deny their evil acts in spite of this overwhelming scientific evidence. In addition to articles in numerous journals, she has been featured in many news publications including the New York Times.

Bill Otway was the Executive Director of the B.C. Wildlife Federation, then served as the Recreational Fisheries Advisor/Ombudsman for Fisheries and Oceans Canada for 15 years.

Bill has been an active volunteer for numerous environmental causes and is an honourary life member of too many fish and game clubs around the province to count.

In 1991 Bill received the Ted Barsby "B.C. Conservationist of the Year" Award and is currently a director of the Nicola Valley Fish and Game Club.

Dr. Marvin Rosenau has worked over the last 25 years in the field of fisheries in academia, government, and consulting. He has worked for several government agencies including the British Columbia Provincial Fisheries program as a research and management biologist thus knows how bureaucracies work. Much of his work has focused on habitat and flow-restoration for stream and lake-rearing fishes. Dr. Rosenau is an expert on the impacts of hydroelectric projects on fish habitat and will bring this expertise to organization.

Dr. Christopher A. Shaw is a professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of British Columbia whose research interests focus on early stage models of neurological disease. He spends a lot of his time annoying scientific colleagues with unconventional views about disease orignins. He was one of the most outspoken opponents of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics and wrote a book chronicling Vancouver's Games, Five Ring Circus. Chris writes on political topics for various media in an attempt to further annoy those on both the right and left. He ran unsuccessfully for Vancouver City Council in 2008 with the Work Less Party, an outcome for which he is most grateful. He has a son, 19, and a daughter, 7.

Don Staniford is the Global Coordinator of the Pure Salmon Campaign - a coalition of over 30 environmental groups working to save our wild salmon from the deadly impact of fish farms. He has been referred to as "Public Enemy Number One" of the mainly Norwegian fish farm industry by one of the world's top fish publications, Intrafish, a sobriquet he wears with pride. Don has worked with numerous environmental groups here and abroad and co-authored Stain Upon the Sea: West Coast Salmon Farming, which won the Haig-Brown BC Book Prize in 2005.

John Vissers business in Abbotsford, helps make buildings more energy efficient. His real passion lies in the environment and he’s a member of a staggering 10 different environmental groups in his community. In recent years, John has been a key voice for resurrecting the old Interurban rail car line that connected the Fraser Valley to downtown Vancouver for over 50 years before its premature end in the 1960's. Bringing back the Interurban line is an idea whose time has come - and John's working hard with local politicians and citizens to make that a reality.

Rex Weyler is a journalist, author, and ecologist and the author of Greenpeace: The Inside Story (Raincoast, 2004), which was a finalist for the Shaughnessy Cohen award for political writing and for the BC Book Award for non-fiction. His history of the American Indian Movement, Blood of the Land (New Society, 1997), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Weyler’s work has appeared in numerous publications nationally and internationally and he writes regularly for The Tyee online, and posts his “Deep Green” column at the Greenpeace International website.