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News conference to address Manitoba energy needed for Energy East pipeline
Media Advisory Proposed tar sands pipeline would require substantial investment from Manitobans WINNIPEG –...
Indigenous Canadians and the environment lose out in this year's budget
Indigenous Canadians and the environment are the big losers in a federal budget that claws back a previous commitment...
Mount Polley National Day of Actions
High School Students Organize 5th Annual Earth Day Celebration
News Release - April 24, 2015 Hundreds to gather for planet-focused parade and festival in Vancouver VANCOUVER –...
First Nations, environmentalists hold event to raise awareness about tribal parks
News Release - April 27, 2015 “Tribal Parks 101” to explore First Nations land governance systems in BC VICTORIA -...
Better public transit is within our grasp
April 24, 2015 I’m sure by now you have heard a lot about the transit referendum here in the Lower Mainland. This is a...
First Nations begin Site C legal battle
First Nations embarked on the first day of their legal challenge against the Site C dam, and also held a peaceful...
Lawyer argues B.C. government’s approval of Site C dam violates Treaty 8
A treaty signed 116 years ago promising First Nations the right to pursue traditional lives is a key part of a legal...
TV News Story ‑ Concern over Bees in Winnipeg
This is a TV news story about how Manitoba’s Wilderness Committee is launching a campaign against a class of...
Humans versus nature: the Sixth Extinction hits B.C.
From missing winters to disappearing wildlife, B.C. experts say the signs of the so-called Anthropocene Epoch are all...
Wilderness groups fear Park Act changes will increase industrial activity in B.C. parks
To begin the ascent of Golden Hinde – the tallest peak on Vancouver Island in B.C.’s Strathcona Provincial Park – a...
PVLA cautiously optimistic of first Site C challenge; Treaty 8 begin their case
David Cowie, a lawyer for the province, has told a B.C. Supreme Court justice that the environmental approval process...
Radio Interview: Joe Foy on Site C dam and legal challenges
In this radio interview, WC Campaign Director Joe Foy discusses the current state of opposition to the controversial...
B.C. First Nations woman to receive world's richest enviro prize for mine fight
A British Columbia First Nations woman who spearheaded the fight against a multibillion-dollar gold mine is one of...
B.C. Supreme Court asked to quash Site C environmental assessment certificate
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - A land owner in northeastern British Columbia says he stands to lose virtually everything if the...
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