Warren Bell
About Warren Bell
Warren Bell is a family physician who lives in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. He is Past Founding President of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
Site C Dam - getting the green light is not the end of the story
The December 11, 2017 approval of construction of the Site C Dam by BC Premier John Horgan has set off a wave of intense protest that is growing in depth and breadth.
New system, or next catastrophe? Your vote.
With the election of Donald Trump, it’s become clear that the American system for choosing a political leader — which has much in common with the Canadian system — is in serious trouble, and needs to be changed.
Addiction is not a crime, nor a moral failure
These days, we as a society are talking and writing a lot about deaths related to addiction, and the drugs that fuel them. But we've been glacially slow to deal with this human tragedy because of deep-seated, long-standing and widespread prejudice against addicts.
Save money, save lives: Four steps for Ottawa to link health and the environment
A 21st-century Canadian Environmental Protection Act could save health care dollars.
Trump's presidency is jarring, but it helps focus the mind
Trump is a flawed president, but has been helping decent people clarify what they believe in.
Site C can’t be built – and Ma Murray’s former newspaper reveals why
There was one more article that caught my eye in the Alaska Highway News – and it really was the pièce de résistance.
Site C: A 21st Century Titanic
There is finally an opportunity to sink the Site C dam project, Warren Bell writes — and given wide-ranging and expert-driven resistance to the project, he thinks that's a good thing.
Doctors explain why B.C.'s GreeNDP should kibosh the Site C Dam
The Site C Dam is out of tune with Canada's new reality. It is yesterday’s project, write two doctors, concerned about the health of British Columbians and their environment.
Dear British Columbia, forget fracking. Sincerely, two doctors
It’s time to choose, and choose not for the past, but for the future, write two members of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.
Donald Trump: so far the 21st century’s greatest gift to humankind
The president is unwittingly provoking awareness and good change in society.