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Tensions grow over plan to log Central Walbran Valley’s ancient forests
Surrey-based Teal-Jones Group was in BC Supreme Court in Vancouver last week in an attempt to extend its injunction...
Wilderness Committee strikes down province’s claim LNG is a clean solution to climate change
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The BC Wilderness Committee has reacted predictably to the Provincial Government’s new Greenhouse...
David Tindall: The Paris agreement and Canada’s involvement
Is the Paris agreement on measures to curb climate change a success or failure? It is the first major international...
Environmentalists disappointed with new Walbran Valley injunction
News Release Wilderness Committee concerned court order terms are too broad, discourage lawful activity VICTORIA –...
Court Orders Creation of 50‑Metre "Bubble Zone" to Protect Company Logging Old‑Growth Forest on Vancouver Island
The Wilderness Committee and other forest activists were in court in Victoria on Monday to limit Teal Jones' latest...
Walbran logging buffer‑zone injunction extended
Logging company Teal Cedar Products has been granted an extension of an injunction that will keep environmental...
With Harper Gone, Buzz in Paris that 'Canada is Back'
PARIS -- For years David Miller was in the unenviable position of advocating for strong action at each year's round of...
Lawsuit of the week: Teal Cedar claims Western Canada Wilderness Committee organized unlawful blockade
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. is suing the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) over a blockade of logging road...
Protesters allowed to ‘witness’ Walbran logging
The Wilderness Committee was able to narrow an injunction down in court to allow protesters to continue to “witness”...
B.C., Canada’s Carbon Tax Champion, Criticized for Lack of Climate Leadership at COP21 in Paris
British Columbia has long been celebrated for implementing one of North America’s first — and the world’s most...
Greater scrutiny sought for T2
Local activists join MLA in calling on province to play larger role in review Local activists are continuing to line...
Protest against logging Walbran Valley old growth forest
Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Victoria Law Courts on Monday, calling for a ban on the logging of Walbran...
Logging Firm seeks extended injunction for Walbran as foes protest
About 40 people opposed to logging of old-growth trees in the Walbran Valley protested outside B.C. Supreme Court in...
Wilderness Committee is in Court
The Wilderness Committee is in court this morning, fighting a Logging company’s injunction to bar public access to the...
Fight for BC's Central Walbran Valley Reignited As Government Allows Old‑Growth Logging
The early 1990s was a pivotal time for the forest industry and for forest activism in British Columbia. Massive...
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