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Decision to build Site C dam will be met by wall of opposition
News Release - December 16, 2014 VANCOUVER – The BC government’s just-announced decision to build the Site C dam on...
Site C dam gets go‑ahead from B.C. government
Premier Christy Clark has announced that the B.C. Liberal government has granted approval for the building of the Site...
Wilderness Committee applauds new Whiteshell Park protection
News Release - December 16, 2014 Park expansion and added protection are a gift of wild nature for all Manitobans...
TV News Story ‑ Site C Dam approval met with opposition
This is a TV news story about the BC government's announcement approving the Site C dam on the Peace River near Fort...
B.C. approves $8.8‑billion Site C hydroelectric dam
The B.C. government has approved the construction of the Site C dam on the Peace River at an estimated cost of almost...
Site C: Businesses cheer, environmentalists jeer
While business cautiously welcomes dam, environmental groups call it unnecessary, costly and destructive VICTORIA — B...
TV News Story ‑ Site C Dam opponents vow fight
This is a TV news story about the BC government's decision to approve the Site C dam on the Peace River near Fort St...
Joe Foy on the Site C Dam Decision
In this radio interview, Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy describes the widespread opposition...
No One Is Buying BC’s Wishful Thinking On LNG Climate Impacts
BC government peddles massive new fossil fuel export industry at UN climate talks By Eoin Madden. The Wilderness...
Local groups oppose Energy East pipeline
Local lobby groups are up in arms over how a proposed cross-country pipeline could destroy the environment. The Energy...
Energy East pipeline proposal meets opposition in Winnipeg
Several groups in Manitoba voiced opposition Monday to TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline, which would...
Wilderness Committee Calls on Province to Save Caribou
The Wilderness Committee is calling on the Manitoba government to give woodland caribou a protected home this winter...
Green MLA Andrew Weaver confounded by NDP backing Liberals on LNG tax bill
B.C.’S FIRST GREEN MLA, Andrew Weaver, says he recently experienced the “most bizarre” event of his time in office. It...
BC Supreme Court to rule Monday on Chilliwack hazardous waste facility rezoning
The BC Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling Monday in the lawsuit over the City of Chilliwack's rezoning...
Canadian Youth Delegation Open Letter to Government // Lettre ouverte au gouvernement canadien
Le français suitTo the Government of Canada: We are the Canadian Youth Delegation, supported by more than sixty...
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