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Woodland caribou: The saga continues
In the fall of 2010, we held a news conference to raise awareness about devastated woodland caribou habitat in...
Province accused of working with forest industry on mountain caribou recovery plan
As the province’s wolf cull gets set to enter its second season, environmentalists are accusing the provincial...
Another dam on the Peace River? Plans in motion for site near Dunvegan
It’s not called “Site D,” but an Alberta business partnership wants to build a fourth dam on the Peace River. Two...
TV News Story ‑ Winnipeg Rally to Protect Nopiming Park
This TV news story features Wilderness Committee Manitoba Campaign Director Eric Reder, as he joins concerned citizens...
Ahousaht Chiefs announce a moratorium on industrial logging in Clayoquot Sound
October 28, 2015 Excellent news for Clayoquot Sound's ancient rainforest! The Ahousaht First Nations Chiefs have...
Gwen Barlee on Bee‑Killing Pesticides
In this radio interview, WC Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses the recent news that an Ontario law to limit the use...
UBCM convention supportive of Site C opponents
Site C dam opponents, who have been on the losing side of four recent federal and B.C. Supreme Court decisions...
Gwen Barlee on BC Caribou Management Plan
WC Policy Director Gwen Barlee is featured in this news clip about the BC government's controversial plan to protect...
BC government’s approval of Woodfibre LNG fails to address major environmental impacts
News Release LNG facility could have serious impacts on Howe Sound fisheries and the global climate VANCOUVER – The...
Video: Help create a national park in BC's South Okanagan‑Similkameen
The BC government is considering moving ahead with plans for a national park in the South Okanagan-Similkameen region...
2015 10 26 Gwen Barlee on the BC Wolf Cull
In this radio interview, Wilderness Committee Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses documents obtained via Freedom of...
Documents indicate B.C. wolf cull linked to forest industry concerns
British Columbia’s government has been meeting with the forest industry to develop plans to save endangered caribou...
Environment minister denies logging industry influence in B.C. wolf cull
British Columbia’s environment minister says the province is “trying everything we can” to save the South Mountain...
Company owned by two Haida among those convicted of destroying prime fish habitat
The Haida said they would do things differently, that logging practices would be more sustainable and environmentally...
Wilderness Committee looks forward to working constructively with new federal government
News Release VANCOUVER – After years of opposing environmentally-damaging federal policies and laws, the Wilderness...
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