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Vancouver Island First Nation declares ‘tribal park’ to protect land
The Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation on Vancouver Island has used a unilateral tribal park declaration to try to control...
Kinder Morgan’s pipeline studies may contravene park-research permit
Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. is conducting pipeline studies in B.C. parks under a permit that was issued at a time when...
BC Hydro to pay out losing Site C Dam bidders
This is bound to raise the eyebrows of BC Hydro customers who are about to see rates climb 9% on April 1st. The Crown...
Victoria City Council passes motion supporting First Nation's call for mining moratorium
News Release - April 11, 2014 First Nation and environmentalists pleased with Council decision VICTORIA – On Thursday...
SAVE THE CARIBOU AND SAVE THE BOREAL FOREST
New legislation to replace B.C.'s 105-year-old Water Act is 'watered down', say critics
The B.C. government took a step toward bringing its century-old water laws into the modern age, introducing the Water...
Critics condemn B.C.’s new ‘watered-down water act’
A new law to protect and manage fresh water in B.C., four years in the making, still leaves the thorny question of...
Sierra Club, Wilderness Committee Taking B.C. Fracking Water Case to Supreme Court Next Week
Two B.C. environmental groups are taking the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission to court next week over practices they argue...
The Wilderness Committee presents at TRU on the tactics of protection
Protecting the environment is a difficult task. It’s one of the reasons why we have so many non-governmental...
Environmental concerns with LNG
A Climate Campaigner with an organization called the Wilderness Committee says there's a deficit of information when...
Feds Show "Lack of Political Will to Implement Law" for At-risk Species
A new court ruling means that the dozens of animal species that are at risk of extinction across Canada may finally...
Ottawa boosts ship surveillance
Vancouver Island environmental groups are warning that a federal plan to expand marine pollution surveillance won’t be...
Who gets to participate in Kinder Morgan hearings?
On Wed. April 2nd, the National Energy Board (NEB) announced the list of participants who were approved to participate...
Radio Interview - Run of River Hydro Report
In this clip, the Wilderness Committee's Policy Director Gwen Barlee discusses a new report released by Clean Energy...
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