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Outlaw mining in Manitoba parks: Wilderness Committee
Approximately 3,600 letters were delivered to Premier Greg Selinger’s office on Tuesday, asking that his government...
Lobby group pushing province to ban mining in parks today
A environmental lobby group is trying to ban all mining from provincial parks. The Wilderness Committee will deliver 3...
Comment now on plans for the future of Nopiming Provincial Park
November 23, 2015 Right now, we have a window of opportunity to help shape the future of Nopiming Provincial Park! The...
Wilderness Committee Campaigner to attend UN climate summit
News Release Torrance Coste will travel to Paris to advocate for strong climate action at COP21 VICTORIA – This...
The view from Dam Protesters’ Point
November 20, 2015 A flock of ravens were having fun riding the cold breeze on the ridgeline overlooking the Peace...
Trudeau shouldn’t support Site C as climate change solution: environmentalists
A coalition of environmental groups has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to keep the $8.8-billion Site C...
Next wolf cull to follow into dens
Despite international public outcry from citizens, environmentalists and scientists alike, the province is preparing...
Ten things you can do to help endangered wildlife in British Columbia
Today more than 1,900 species are at risk of being extinct just in British Columbia from climate change, toxic...
Site C: Both sides give media tour
FORT ST. JOHN – When BC Hydro opened its doors to the media last week to view the work taking place on the...
Groups urge Prime Minister to not support Site C as climate change solution
November 17, 2015 The Wilderness Committee, along with our allies, sent the Prime Minister a letter urging him not to...
Wild Times ‑ No Trespassing
November/December 2015 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel, as he calls for new laws to prevent...
Time is over for compromising on habitat versus logging issue
Plans to save the endangered northern goshawk in British Columbia have been shaped to reflect the interests of the...
100 groups call on Prime Minister to stop pipeline reviews
November 12, 2015 The Wilderness Committee is among the 100 groups that signed an open letter on November 12th, 2015...
Logging activity escalates in the Central Walbran Valley
News Release Teal Jones crews moving towards rare intact old-growth forest VICTORIA – A long-simmering dispute over...
Jens Wieting: Why Vancouver Island's Walbran Valley rainforest matters
A new Sierra Club map of B.C.’s southern coastal rainforest shows why the Walbran rainforest on Vancouver Island...
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