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Day of the Honey Bee Buzzing Sunday
In anticipation of Day of the Honey Bee on Sunday May 29, the Wilderness Committee is calling for a provincial ban on...
BC Hydro Publicly Criticizes Scientists and Academics Calling for Site C Construction Halt
BC Hydro has come out swinging against the Royal Society of Canada and 250 of Canada’s top scientists and academics...
First Nations vow to fight Trans Mountain despite NEB approval
The First Nation question — can aboriginal opponents stop Kinder Morgan’s $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline...
Feedback on proposed South Okanagan National Park
A local supporter of a South Okanagan-Similkameen national park says she is a little disappointed with a report...
Pipeline clears hurdle, critics worried by tanker increase off Island
A controversial oil pipeline that would increase tanker traffic off Vancouver Island seven-fold has received...
NEB conditionally approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
The National Energy Board has conditionally recommended the $6.8-billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project...
NEB’s pipeline approval puts Christy Clark in the hot seat
The conditional approval of Kinder Morgan’s oil pipeline expansion project by the National Energy Board shifts the...
Kinder Morgan receives NEB approval for expansion of Trans Mountain pipeline to Burnaby
An expansion of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline is one step closer to commencing construction. Today (May 19)...
National Energy Board gives green light to Kinder Morgan pipeline project
Recommendation comes with 157 conditions, federal cabinet to make final decision The National Energy Board has...
BC's mountain pine beetle-ravaged forests quickly on the mend: UVic study
A University of Victoria study says British Columbia’s forests, which were consumed by destructive mountain pine...
LGX Oil + Gas blames sage grouse protection order for insolvency
Environmental group ramps up protection effort for western toads threatened by West Kootenay logging
The Wilderness Committee is seeking immediate protection for 700 hectares of forest land in the West Kootenay...
Trans Mountain pipeline gets conditional OK from National Energy Board
The National Energy Board says the contentious $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is in Canada’s best...
Canada regulatory board greenlights Trans Mountain pipeline
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canada's energy regulator on Thursday recommended the approval of Kinder Morgan...
Photos and video reveal western toads throughout forest slated to be logged in Nakusp
NAKUSP - A recent photo and video expedition has revealed thousands of western toads are dispersing into their...
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