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The Tyee, October 1, 2025

Fraser Health Distances Itself from Group Opposed to Abortion

The problem with crisis pregnancy centres, Phelps Bondaroff said, is that they do not present all the available options. And it can be difficult to tell the difference between a legitimate medical clinic and a crisis pregnancy centre. Even Fraser Health appears to have been confused.

Science Magazine, May 28, 2025

Almost Five Million Seized Seahorses Reveal Just the “Tip of the Iceberg” in Global Wildlife Trafficking

In an unprecedented scope, authorities have intercepted close to five million smuggled seahorses over the past decade, a figure that underscores an alarming scale of illegal wildlife trade far exceeding prior estimations. Valued at approximately CAD$29 million, these seizures reveal not only the magnitude of illicit marine trafficking but also the complex global network that facilitates the movement of such species, often hidden in plain sight within passenger luggage or sea cargo.

Victoria News, March 26, 2025

Victoria-based reproductive rights advocates awarded coronation medals

The founders of a campaign that aims to fight for free prescription contraception and reproductive justice has been awarded with King Charles III Coronation medals for their advocacy work around B.C.

Victoria News, July 4, 2024

Prayer now purged from B.C. council chambers, watchdog declares

The BC Humanist Association (BCHA) is declaring 'the end of municipal prayers in British Columbia' following a commitment from the City of Parksville that there will not be prayers in the city's next inaugural council meeting.

The decision avoided a lawsuit against the city by the BCHA, who dropped the threat of legal action over prayers provided at inaugural meetings in 2018 and 2022.

Phelps Bondaroff and Black with Jack Layton Progress Prize at Progress Summit - Credit Acc

Saanich News, April 16, 2024

Saanich councillor wins award in Ottawa for free contraception campaign

A group founded by a Saanich councillor and a local sexual health advocate is being recognized at the national level for the work done by the organization to bring free prescription contraception to B.C. Coun. Teale Phelps Bondaroff and AccessBC co-founder Devon Black were jointly awarded the Jack Layton Progress Prize at the Broadbent Institute’s summit in Ottawa held last week between April 10 and 12 for the organization’s successful campaign.

CHEK News, March 20, 2024

Saanich to change parking requirements for new housing developments

On Monday, in an almost unanimous vote, councillors voted to lower the parking minimums for all forms of new builds and convert those minimums into maximums for certain-sized projects. “Reducing the need to build parking also reduces building expenses,” said Coun. Teale Phelps Bandaroff.

Bandaroff and Coun. Zac de Vries brought forward a policy framework for parking requirements.

Outside Magazine, January 23, 2024

Sea Shepherd’s Sea Change

The researcher Teale Phelps Bondaroff, who was on board the Bob with me, explained over tea in the galley one day that the legal-shaming approach used against IUU fishing evolved from the moral-shaming approach that fueled anti-whaling campaigns. Countries don’t want to appear unable to enforce the law in their own waters. Still, he added, critics often say that Sea Shepherd’s crews, as nonstate actors, “can’t legally do what they’re doing. But it doesn’t matter, they’re doing it.”

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Saanich News, November 2, 2023

How a free contraception campaign turned into a national movement

Black, a lawyer who has worked and volunteered at various sexual health organizations, co-founded the AccessBC Campaign for free prescription contraception with Saanich Coun. Teale Phelps Bondaroff in 2017 and has led the campaign in her spare time while also practising law. The campaign grew to have more than 80 volunteers and was endorsed by 36 B.C. municipalities. In April 2023, the provincial government responded, launching free prescription contraception in the province.

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Saanich News, October 28, 2023

Stepping up to make a difference

Every so often we encounter a person who just makes the world a better place. Saanich Coun. Teale Phelps Bondaroff is one of those people.He is someone who has made his presence felt in such a wide spectrum of activities and causes that it seems impossible that he is only 37 years of age.

The Guardian, September 7, 2021

Licence to krill: the destructive demand for a ‘better’ fish oil

“It’s pretty worrisome when you’ve got fisheries exploring these ‘unexploited’ areas or discovering large stocks of fish,” says Teale Phelps Bondaroff, director of research at OceansAsia. “This really should raise eyebrows because what’s really driving that expansion? Krill oil is obviously one factor.”

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