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Proposal to revive Taseko mine looms as test for B.C. government
The Tsilhqot’in First Nation played host to federal Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett on Friday...
Environmental groups applaud Ahousaht Land Use Vision
Clayoquot Sound Conservation Alliance supports Ahousaht leadership in conservation and community development goals...
Site C Dam Ruling Says a Lot About Canada’s Relationship with First Nations
The Site C hydro dam in northeastern B.C. may be more than a year into construction, but the federal government still...
Tories' attitude on environment not just dismissive, but inept
This past December, we witnessed the first loss of protected lands in Manitoba under our current provincial government...
B.C. approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VICTORIA—Premier Christy Clark announced British Columbia’s support for the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline...
B.C. gives go‑ahead to Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion
Premier Christy Clark has announced the Trans Mountain Pipleine Expansion has met all five of her conditions for...
Crown attempts to stay MiningWatch’s charges against Mount Polley
Public Service of Canada prosecutor Alexander Clarkson announced that the Crown wants to enter a stay of proceedings...
MiningWatch charges against Mount Polley breach in court Friday
MiningWatch Canada's charges against the B.C. government and Mount Polley Mining Corp. will be heard in Williams Lake...
Province picks Kinder Morgan pipeline over its own people
VANCOUVER – Premier Clark’s approval of the Kinder Morgan pipeline Wednesday puts her squarely in league with the...
3 companies fined more than $1.5M over Haida Gwaii logging
A judge has handed down significant fines and bans for destructive logging on Haida Gwaii earlier this decade. Gwaii...
TV News Story ‑ Kinder Morgan Pipeline approved by Premier Clark
This is a TV news story about the announcement by BC Premier Christy Clark of the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans...
Wild Times ‑ The Fixed Game
January/February 2017 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel , as he sifts through government...
Year in Review ‑ Earthquake that shook South Okanagan wasn’t unusual phenomenon in this area
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake that rattled many people from their morning sleep in September wasn’t an unusual phenomenon...
Endangered western toads featured in film
World Community has teamed up with the Wilderness Committee to screen the new film Toad People (76 minutes) on Monday...
Watch the Wilderness Committee's Holiday Video
2016 has been a challenging year for so many reasons. Yet the hardest times always serve a purpose. Over the past year...
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