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Greater sage‑grouse numbers continue to climb in Alberta, Saskatchewan
CALGARY — For the second year in a row, endangered Sage-grouse populations in Alberta and Saskatchewan are on the rise...
Wilderness Committee denied Intervenor status in Energy East review
WINNIPEG – The National Energy Board (NEB) has denied the Wilderness Committee intervenor status in its review of the...
Wilderness Committee Documents New Clearcuts in Walbran Valley
VICTORIA – The Wilderness Committee has captured photos of fresh old-growth logging from the south side of Walbran...
Federal consultation on regulatory reviews must result in real climate test
VANCOUVER, BC – Today’s encouraging announcement by the federal government to review Canada’s environmental assessment...
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...
SCRD, Wilderness Committee join call to cancel cutblock auction
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) and the Wilderness Committee are adding their voices to those calling for...
Advocates for western toad fight Nakusp logging project
NEAR NAKUSP – Construction of roads for a controversial logging project near Nakusp has already begun, but critics are...
卑詩蜜蜂日 團體促禁劇毒農藥
今天(5月29日)是卑詩蜜蜂日(BC Day of the Honey Bee)，環保組織原野委員會(Wilderness Committee)呼籲，全省禁用對蜜鋒可能致命的農藥neonicotinoids。據了解...
The day of the Honey Bee
In anticipation of Day of the Honey Bee on Sunday May 29, the Wilderness Committee is calling for a provincial ban on...
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...
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