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Senate Bee Health Report Calls for “Additional Efforts” to Protect Bees
News Release Senate flags concerns about neonicotinoid pesticides VANCOUVER – This afternoon in Ottawa, the Standing...
BC Parks Proposed Boundary Adjustments Map
The Wilderness Committee has created a handy map to show visitors which provincial parks could have their boundaries...
Join the circle to stop the Site C dam
On July 20th, 2015, Treaty 8 First Nations will be going to court to stop the Site C dam from flooding the beautiful...
Where will our food come from in 2050?
Groups seek input on pipeline project
The Selinger government and Manitoba Hydro aren't doing enough to protect the province from TransCanada's plan to...
Park upgrades too little, too late: critics
Three years into a $100-million upgrade of facilities at provincial parks, the improvements are visible: the expansion...
How to grow a "bee‑friendly" garden
This guide is designed to help you make your yard bee-friendly. It includes information about how to maintain your...
Radio Interview ‑ The fight to stop the Site C Dam
This is a radio interview with Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy about ongoing efforts to save...
Success! Lower Bird River is one step closer to protection
After more than a year of pressure, mining company TANCO withdrew their audacious plan to drain contaminated Bernic...
TV News Story ‑ First Nation rejects billion dollar LNG deal over concerns for environment
The LNG industry suffered a setback with a losing vote amongst Lax Kw’alaams First Nation members over a billion...
First Nations vow to stop work on Site‑C dam
“ If they start trying to move dirt, we will be filing injunctions.” At an anti Site-C dam event in downtown Vancouver...
When you head out to a BC Park this long weekend ...
Media Release Make sure you bring a map...a resource extraction map that is VANCOUVER – As British Columbians head out...
Beekeepers warn store‑bought plants may carry deadly pesticide
Beekeepers and scientists say some store-bought herbs, flowers and seeds may contain a pesticide linked to mass bee...
EnergyEast to raid Manitoba’s power: Enviro groups
Environmental groups are urging Manitobans to speak up and demand more information about the proposed TransCanada...
Environmental groups say Manitobans deserve more information on Energy East pipeline
Environmental groups sounded an alarm today on the Manitoba government and Manitoba Hydro's involvement in the...
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