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A Bridge on the Journey to Reconciliation
June 9, 2015 It has been a powerful few weeks in Canada. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was working for...
War in the Woods could return as logging company targets Walbran Valley
News Release Some of Canada’s most ecologically significant old-growth cedar threatened by Teal Jones VICTORIA – One...
Is clean water a right for only some Islanders?
By Torrance CosteTimes ColonistJune 4, 2015 On Vancouver Island, there are two sets of rights when it comes to clean...
TV News Story - Coffee Chain pulls Tar Sands pipeline ads
This is a TV news story about coffee chain store Tim Hortons pulling ads of Tar Sands pipeline company Enbridge...
Parks should be protected – not logged
June 4, 2015 Today the Wilderness Committee is launching our campaign to end park logging in Ontario and Manitoba...
Report and maps reveal extensive logging in Algonquin and Duck Mountain Provincial Parks
News Release Wilderness Committee campaign aims to end logging in Ontario and Manitoba parks WINNIPEG - In 2015 the...
Group calls for nationwide ban of pesticide killing honeybees at alarming rate
Canada’s Wilderness Committee is calling for a nationwide ban on a pesticide that’s killing off bees at an alarming...
2015 05 07 Radio Interview - Gwen Barlee on Bees and Neonic Pesticides
In this radio interview, WC Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses the impacts of harmful neonic pesticides on...
2015 03 03 Radio Interview - Torrance Coste on Raven Coal Mine
In this radio news story, the Wilderness Committee's Vancouver Island Campaigner Torrance Coste responds to the...
2015 03 31 Radio Interview - Gwen Barlee on Bees and Pollinators
In this radio interview, WC Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses the importance of bees and pollinators, and how...
What do the bees need? Senate report makes several recommendations
The bees started dying, noticeably, almost a decade ago in this country. What would come to be known as Colony...
Clearcut near Hope slide revives logging-versus-scenery debate
It stands out when visitors pull into the viewpoint to take in the Hope Slide, 170 km east of Vancouver on the old...
Profile of Roger William, chief, Xeni Gwet'in First Nation
Tsilhqot’in chief led his people to a landmark aboriginal rights victory. Wearing his trademark cowboy hat and...
Wild Salmon Caravan stops in Fort Langley Wednesday
The Wild Salmon Caravan will be stopping in Fort Langley Wednesday, May 13 as it follows the migratory route of salmon...
BC’s Day of the Honey Bee
News Release Neonicotinoid pesticides used in BC a buzz kill for bees VANCOUVER – May 29th marks the Day of the Honey...
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