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Ottawa & Toronto Events Are Coming to You
On Sept 13 and Sept 14 we're coming to Ottawa and Toronto to present stories from our past successful campaigns and...
Wing and a prayer: Northern spotted owls on the brink despite captive breeding program
Wilderness Committee says documents show province downplaying support for national park
Government documents obtained by the Wilderness Committee suggest the province is “downplaying overwhelming public...
To The Ends Of The Earth Documentary Comes To Northern BC
Prince George, BC – As pipeline politics dominate headlines, To the Ends of the Earth, a film about the failing...
Govt Documents Reveal Huge Support For South Okanagan National Park
BC government documents obtained by the Wilderness Committee reveal huge public support for a South Okanagan National...
Whitewater Lake Draining Plan Must Be Rejected
The Wilderness Committee is urging the provincial government to reject a plan to drain Whitewater Lake WINNIPEG - The...
Walbran Wednesday Sept 7th Target Announcement
Another month, another round of #WalbranWednesday! On the first Wednesday of each month, we’re targeting different...
Dam lie - Common Ground
September 2016 Read Joe Foy's opinion column in Common Ground Magazine about the factually shaky ground that the Site...
Paper mill promises to meet 'regulatory obligations' as it winds down operation in The Pas
A spokesperson for Tolko Industries promised that the company will meet all environmental responsibilities as it...
Tolko Industries Closure Brings Huge Ecological Impacts & Job Hardship
The Wilderness Committee is calling on the provincial government to ensure Tolko properly decommissions all logging...
Wilderness group wants logging roads shut down when Tolko closes
Brian Pallister says he understands the committee's concerns but such a suggestion is 'premature.' An environmental...
Video: Joe Foy speaks at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline Hearings in Victoria
5 minutes, 55 seconds - This is a short video of Joe Foy, the National Campaign Director for the Wilderness Committee...
TV News Story - Federal Review Panel on Kinder Morgan Pipeline faces wall of opposition
This is a TV news story about a protest in Victoria BC that started before the start of the Federal Panel public...
Join Us For The Last Trail Building Trip of The 2016 Season
We've had a busy summer in the woods, with six trail building trips to Clayoquot Sound and the Walbran Valley! Working...
Climate leadership non-existent in British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – Wilderness Committee is exasperated that the provincial government has failed to fully implement the...
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