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Howard Macdonald Stewart

    LIVABILITY OF SOUTHWEST BRITISH COLUMBIA AT A CROSSROADS, AGAIN: The issues today are no different than they were 30 years ago. They are just more complex and more urgent.


    In “Views of the Salish Sea”, Howard Macdonald Stewart documents that, too often in his career as an advisor to the United Nations, he experienced a vital paradise that had become an environmental desert due to ‘business as usual’ decisions. He wrote the book to help readers better understand past decisions and their consequences. “The pressure on this ecologically vulnerable area will only intensify. Will we continue with Business as Usual or implement Wise Use in the Salish Sea? The first step is to understand the complex story of the region,” stated Macdonald.

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    “Views of the Salish Sea” – book by Howard Macdonald Stewart is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the future of British Columbia


    “It is not mere coincidence that two-thirds of the population of British Columbia occupies lands bordering its great inland sea, the Strait of Georgia, and connected waterways collectively known as the North Salish Sea,” wrote Howard Macdonald Stewart. “If this precious sea is to be passed to future generations with any semblance of its inherent richness and diversity intact, then it will need to be effectively managed and vigorously defended. The first step is to understand the complex story of the region.”

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