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Application for Raven coal mine withdrawn
The plan for a coal mine less than 50 kilometres from downtown Qualicum Beach is dead. Maybe. Compliance Coal...
Become a Wilderness Committee Trailblazer!
As you’ve probably noticed, we’ve been making a few changes around here lately. 2015 marks the Wilderness Committee’s...
Coal company withdraws proposal for contentious mine on Vancouver Island
A controversial proposal to mine more than 16 million tons of coal in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island has been...
Raven Coal mine proponent pulls application at the last minute
A Vancouver junior coal mining company that wants to build an underground coal mine in the Comox Valley on Vancouver...
New bill adds to B.C. parks, protected areas
A new bill introduced Monday would add more than 1,500 hectares to B.C.’s protected areas and parks, according to the...
97 per cent support Ontario’s plan to restrict bee-killing pesticides
News Release - March 5, 2015 Close to 50,000 comments submitted during public consultation process TORONTO – Ontario’s...
Raven Coal Mine proposal withdrawn ahead of Environmental Assessment Office decision
News Release - March 3, 2015 Wilderness Committee calls on company to leave Vancouver Island for good VICTORIA –...
B.C. is cheating its landscapes to sell the province
When Destination British Columbia set out to brand the province with a new tourism marketing video, it turned to the...
Victoria Is Still Cleaning Up Last Century’s Toxic Mess
You have to give Victoria, BC, credit where it's due: that city does not rush into anything. When the rest of the...
Opinion: Wildlife habitat losing every fight with forestry and agriculture
(Hon. Steve Thompson) The purpose of this newsletter is to give you facts that with few exceptions can be corroborated...
Ottawa tax break boosts B.C. LNG
A federal government tax break to the liquefied natural gas industry announced Thursday was extolled by industry and...
There has been wide response to the BC Government's Budget 2015, as released today.
The BC NDP as Official Opposition says that "British Columbians already stretched to their limit will face more fee...
Reactions to B.C.'s balanced budget
Photo: Gwen Barlee, policy director with the Wilderness Committee “Through their hard work and perseverance, British...
University of British Columbia faculty urge school to divest of fossil fuels
VANCOUVER - Faculty members at the University of British Columbia have thrown their support behind a campaign for a...
What is a SLAPP and does B.C. need a law?
OTTAWA — Society’s rich and famous, from Oprah Winfrey and Jay Leno to the shareholders of Louis Vuitton, are among...
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