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TV News Story ‑ Charges laid regarding Grizzly bear trophy hunt
This is a TV news story about charges being laid as a result of a popular grizzly bear being shot on the North cost of...
Feds urged to protect wild bees
News Release Listing of four wild bee species under Species at Risk Act overdue, requires immediate action TORONTO –...
Environmentalists want wild bees declared a species at risk
A group of environmentalists are urging Environment Minister Leona Agluqqak to add several species of wild bees to...
Wild Times ‑ A Perfect Life
September/October 2015 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel, as he considers the benifits of the...
Name dropping at Bird River
The Wilderness Committee dropped 3,600 signed cards requesting the provincial government permanently protect the lower...
NEB in holding pattern on pipeline review
Kinder Morgan Canada has asked the National Energy Board to expedite hearings into the proposed expansion of the...
TV News Story ‑ Shocking new video reignites call to end BC grizzly hunt
This is a TV news story about the release of shocking new video showing a grizzly bear being killed as part of the so...
Graphic grizzly hunt footage released by B.C. animal rights group
A B.C. animal rights group has released shocking footage of a dying grizzly bear to put government-sanctioned trophy...
Compliance Energy Boss Resigns Days After Accusing Assessment Agency of Bias
News Release Raven Coal Mine now leaderless after years of failing to navigate BC review process VICTORIA – Compliance...
The wilderness committee wants the lower bird river protected
Premier Greg Selinger may have had a little surprise when 3,600 letters were delivered to his office at the...
Raven Coal Mine proponent alleges bias from provincial environmental assessment office
Stephen Ellis claims the "built-in biases" of the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) hindered plans for a Buckley...
B.C. LNG industry will increase fracking‑caused earthquakes: expert
VANCOUVER - If the liquefied natural gas industry proceeds as the British Columbia government hopes, there could be...
Head of company behind Raven coal mine resigns
The head of the Vancouver company behind the proposed Raven coal mine near Courtenay has resigned just days after...
Opponents call for termination of Raven Coal Mine application
The Vancouver Island Wilderness Committee feels it’s time for the BC Environment Assessment Office to terminate the...
Wetter weather could spell danger for Walbran
By Torrance CosteTimes ColonistSeptember 2, 2015 The rain that arrived last weekend was a welcome relief for the...
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