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Cross‑border climate rally at the Peace Arch!
We've got an amazing opportunity to stand up in solidarity with people all over the world to demand climate action –...
Why I’m helping organize a cross‑border climate rally at the Peace Arch
The Georgia Straight By Eoin Madden September 11, 2014 I remember the day I first got word that something big was...
Dan Potts critical of Site C project
The District of Hudson's Hope held a media conference this week on the proposed Site C dam. One of the people to speak...
Radio Interview ‑ Gwen Barlee on BC Parks and Kinder Morgan
In this radio interview, WC's Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses recent changes to BC's Parks Act, and...
Tsilhqot’in set to declare site of New Prosperity mine a tribal park
A B.C. First Nation is set to declare a vast chunk of the Chilcotin as a tribal park, including the site of the...
Wilderness Committee wildly celebrates news of Tsilhqot’in Nation Tribal Park
News Release - September 11, 2014 VANCOUVER - The Wilderness Committee's office in Vancouver broke into wild cheers as...
TV News Story ‑ Pipelines in parks plan meets heavy opposition
This is a TV news story about pipeline company Kinder Morgan's plan to dig up BC provincial parks for an industrial...
Group calls for independent audit of proposed Site C Dam
A group including government officials, landowners and First Nations representatives has reaffirmed its call for the...
Say “No” to Kinder Morgan’s plan to slice and dice four provincial parks
News Release - September 9, 2014 VANCOUVER/VICTORIA – British Columbians need to send a clear message to the...
TV News Interview ‑ Eoin Madden on Pipelines and Climate Change
This is a 20 minute interview with the Wilderness Committee's climate change campaigner Eoin Madden about his views on...
Report says Canada leads world in forest decline
The world's virgin forests are being lost at an increasing rate and the largest portion of the degradation is in...
Northern Gateway pipeline unlikely to start up by 2018: project president
CALGARY – The president of the Northern Gateway pipeline says the possibility of a 2018 start-up date is “quickly...
South Okanagan: When a national park is seen as a threat to a landscape
The south Okanagan is one of the most uniquely beautiful regions in British Columbia. Postcard-perfect lakes. Lush...
The Belly of the Beast: My Trip to the Tarsands
August 28, 2014 This past June I paid a visit to the infamous tarsands of Alberta, where once-pristine Boreal Forest...
Manitoba's own mining mess wreaks havoc on our parks
Winnipeg Free Press By Eric Reder August 15, 2014 For many Canadians, the mention of mining may not cause concern. Yet...
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