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Two First Nations withdraw from fight against Site C dam
The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation quietly dropped their judicial review of the dam on...
Man shot dead by police in Dawson Creek identified
First Nations and environmental groups cancel rally after a man was shot dead by police in Dawson Creek last week...
Salish Sea tour stops in Steveston
A boat making an epic journey to celebrate the Salish Sea will stop in Steveston on July 7. Organized by the...
TV News Story ‑ Stop Site C Dam Rally cancelled over security concerns
This is a TV news story about a police shooting in Dawson Creek BC that cost a man's life at a BC Hydro open house...
TV News Story ‑ Man killed at Site C dam public meeting
This is a TV news story about a man who was shot dead by the RCMP at an open house event in Dawson Creek BC put on by...
2015 07 18 ‑ Torrance Coste on Walbran Valley Logging
WC's Torrance Coste discusses imminent logging plans in the old-growth forest of the Walbran Valley, Vancouver Island...
Rachel Notley follows in Alison Redford's footsteps with Quebec talks
Alberta premier Rachel Notley seems confident that she will be able to convince her Quebec counterpart to endorse a...
BC introduces legislation that would exempt LNG companies from industry‑specific tax hikes
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Calling it the largest private investment in BC’s history, Finance Minister Mike de Jong has...
B.C. tables bill to lay guidelines for proposed LNG plant
B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong has tabled a bill designed to spell out the rules for the liquefied natural gas...
B.C. government readies for LNG industry
B.C.’s finance minister has put forward what he calls the final piece of the puzzle to enable the billion-dollar...
Salish Sea Tour hits Victoria as Nexen Spill Rocks Alberta
News Release Communities visited during solar-powered tour echo call to stop Kinder Morgan VICTORIA – An interactive...
Energy East opposition: On the land and around town
July 16, 2015 I spoke to a crowd of concerned Manitobans on July 4, at the We > Tar Sands event in Winnipeg, and the...
Wild Times ‑ Occupied Lands
July/August 2015 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel, as he makes the case that the Site C dam...
Salish Sea Tour spreads alternative energy message
News that a 42-foot solar-powered sailing catamaran was pulling into Ganges Harbour this weekend may have failed to...
Salteau First Nations votes to accept deal on Site C
In a significant milestone for BC Hydro, the Salteau First Nations has voted overwhelmingly in favour of an Impact...
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