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Eoin Madden on Kinder Morgan at Burnaby Mountain
In this radio interview, WC Climate Campaigner Eoin Madden describes what's at stake for community members in Burnaby...
Wild Times ‑ Raindrop to Torrent
November/December 2014 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he visits the site of BC's newest...
Court rules in Kinder Morgan's favour, grants injunction against Burnaby Mountain protesters
The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favour of an injunction against Burnaby residents opposing the Kinder Morgan Trans...
City needs to step up over coal port: delegation
The City of Port Alberni has taken a proactive step with regard to the re-application by Compliance Coal’s Raven coal...
SFU community rallies against Kinder Morgan expansion
The judge will deliver a verdict on Friday morning to accept or throw out the injunction against protesters Anti...
Province declines bid for Gambier woodlots
Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson has decided not to accept the winning bid for...
B.C. First Nations launch lawsuit over Site C hydroelectric dam
VANCOUVER — A group of First Nations has filed a lawsuit over a massive hydroelectric dam proposed in northeastern...
First Nations launch Federal Court challenge of B.C.’s Site C dam
VANCOUVER – Four First Nation bands from northeastern B.C. have launched a Federal Court case over Ottawa’s approval...
Future of Pinecone Burke Provincial Park hinges on plan expected in 2015
B.C. Parks accepting public input on development of draft management plan VETERAN ENVIRONMENTALIST ELAINE Golds likes...
Peat Mining in Park Ended by Province
The era of peat mining in Hecla/Grindstone Provincial Park is over. The province has taken the step through a recent...
Turning heads and hearts on Burnaby Mountain
The Georgia Straight By Eoin Madden November 6, 2014 As you read these words, a diverse and dedicated group of Burnaby...
B.C. landowners group launches second legal challenge in bid to quash Site C dam
VANCOUVER — A group of B.C. landowners has taken legal action to quash the federal government’s approval of the...
Documenting Kinder Morgan’s work on Burnaby Mountain
November 6, 2014 The Wilderness Committee’s resident mapper Geoff Senichenko and colleague JP LeFrank headed out to...
Wilderness Committee calls on municipal candidates to stand up for bees
News Release - November 4, 2014 WC urges candidates to pledge to ban ornamental plants treated with dangerous “neonic”...
Coquitlam conservationist honoured with Wilderness Committee Environmental Award
News Release - November 1, 2014 VANCOUVER – The Wilderness Committee is proud to announce that Port Coquitlam...
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