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Notley's oil-by-rail plan 'very unlikely' to affect B.C.
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s bid to increase the province’s crude oil exports by purchasing more rail cars is...
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British Columbia
'Actions speak louder than words' : Report urges B.C. to protect Indigenous rights
The B.C. government is being urged in a new report to revitalize its relations with Indigenous Peoples, by adopting...
Media Releases
National Campaigns
Reuben George and Eugene Kung win 2018 Eugene Rogers Award
VANCOUVER - The Wilderness Committee is awarding the 2018 Eugene Rogers Environmental Award to Reuben George and...
Videos
National Campaigns
Video: Wilderness Committee Projects for the Year ending April 2018
This is a 42 minute video about some of the projects that the Wilderness Committee undertook in the period between May...
Media Releases
Ontario
Nearly half a million concerned citizens call for immediate ban on bee-killing neonic pesticides in Canada
Call for swift action comes as government’s public consultation on neonics ban wraps OTTAWA — Fourteen conservation...
News
Alex Neve and Sarah Morales: Site C dam still far from ‘point of no return’
Last month, the B.C. Supreme Court handed the Horgan government a victory that may prove much more costly than a...
Columns
Letter to Environment Minister: Urgent action required to ensure the survival and recovery of southern mountain caribou in BC
Urgent action required to ensure the survival and recovery of southern mountain caribou in BC We write to you on...
Columns
Vote for a healthier environment

Time is running out to cast your vote to decide how BC elects its leaders. If your referendum ballot has been waiting...

Columns
Ontario
We're in court for the bees
Today we’re in court for the bees. Represented by Ecojustice, we’re arguing that Health Canada unlawfully allowed the...
Media Releases
Wilderness Committee returns $25k from NEB New NEB process too rushed for proper review
Wilderness Committee has informed the National Energy Board (NEB) it is declining $25,000 in participant funding due...
Columns
Wild Times - Valleys rare as hen’s teeth
November 15, 2018 Wild Times by Joe Foy My mom says it when she wants to make the point that something is rare, scarce...
News
British Columbia
'Cancel the pipeline!': Environment minister faces protesters on bike tour of Victoria

Canada's environment minister briefly met with dozens of anti-pipeline protesters in downtown Victoria during a photo...

Media Releases
British Columbia
Enviro groups and Indigenous leaders condemn logging of rare old-growth rainforest by BC government
Clear-cut logging underway in Schmidt Creek, near globally-renowned orca rubbing beaches The Wilderness Committee and...
News
British Columbia
$5.7 million for 28 projects to protect Indigenous ecology and culture
Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced $5.7 million for 28 Indigenous Guardians conservation...
Videos
Video: Help stop the logging that has started near Silverdaisy Peak
I just came back from shooting the video below in the Manning Park Donut Hole. Logging has started in cutblock SD105...

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