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First Nation chiefs to stage Site C showdown
Group argues flooding valley would impair their rights to fish, hunt and use the area for ceremonial purposes OTTAWA —...
Paddle for Protection tour set for World Rivers Day, September 28
News Release - September 18, 2014 Wilderness Committee-led day trips aim to gain protection for the lower Bird River...
Cross‑border rally to unite North Americans demanding climate action
Media Advisory - September 17, 2014 VANCOUVER/SEATTLE – This Saturday, environmentalists, First Nations...
TV News Story ‑ Burnaby battles Kinder Morgan in court over tree cutting
This is a TV news story about the city of Burnaby's attempt to secure an injunction against oil pipeline company...
TV News Story ‑ Court challenge to proposed Chilliwack Hazardous Waste Facility
This is a TV news story about a court challenge to a hazardous waste facility being proposed for a site beside the...
Taseko Mines heads to Federal Court next month to fight rejection of B.C. mine
VANCOUVER — A mining company that filed two applications for judicial review of the federal government's rejection of...
Wild Times ‑ In the Shadow of Crazy Horse
September/October 2014 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he writes about the danger that...
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...
Wilderness Witness Tour: Paddle the Lower Bird River
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...
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