B.C. TAP WATER ALLIANCE: BOOK LAUNCH
FROM
WISDOM TO TYRANNY:
A HISTORY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S
DRINKING WATERSHED RESERVES
By Will Koop
May 21, 2006
This book, 284 pages in length, will not be available in electronic
form (pdf, html, or otherwise) at this time. What is available,
electronically, is the Title page, Preface, Table of Contents, the
Executive Summary, and a collage of Watershed Reserves, shown below.
For those wanting a copy of the first edition of the book, it is
available for $25.00 (Canadian), plus $10 handling/shipping charges
within British Columbia (slightly more for other Canadian Provinces,
and the United States). Please
send your requests, cheques, and comments to:
B.C. Tap Water Alliance
P.O. Box # 39154
3695 West 10th Ave.,
Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
V6R-1G0
Copies of the book (at this time), are available in the following
libraries:
Universities/Colleges:
University of British Columbia (Koerner Library, MacMillan Library, Law
Library); Simon Fraser University; University of Victoria;
University of UBC Okangan;
University of Northern British
Columbia; Washington State University; Thompson Rivers University
(former College of New Caledonia); Selkirk College (Nelson City);
Kwantlen College - Surrey.
City/Township Libraries:
Greater Vancouver Public Library (main library, downtown Vancouver);
Town of Sechlet; Powell River; Victoria; Nanaimo; Smithers; Prince
George;
Revelstoke; Golden;
Sparwood; Kimberley; Cranbrook; Fernie; Creston; Nelson; Castlegar;
Trail; Nakusp; Vernon; Kelowna; Kamloops.
Note: The BCTWA relies,
thankfully, on the public's financial donations for its operations.
Downloads: Title
Page, Description, Preface
Special thanks to the Vancouver Prince of Wales highschool students
(TREK program), along with Dave and J.P., for helping out collating the
book on June 7, 2006, at the Western Canada Wilderness Committee
office. Photos of students below.
