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Churchill, Manitoba to Remain Crude‑Oil Free
August 15, 2014 The Wilderness Committee is celebrating a major win today, as Omnitrax announced they would no longer...
Imperial Metals in First Nations crosshairs over tailings dam collapse
Imperial Metals is facing pressure from First Nations to halt its other projects in the aftermath of the Mount Polley...
David Suzuki Foundation puts a price on the Peace Watershed
The David Suzuki Foundation released a study saying that the ecological services provided by the Peace River watershed...
TV News Interview ‑ Gwen Barlee speaks about Mount Polley Mine disaster
This is a TV news interview with the Wilderness Committee's Policy Director Gwen Barlee about the recent breach of...
Opinion: Tsilhqot’in Nation decision: a bellwether for real reconciliation
Court ruling paves way for all nations to travel During the short history of British Columbia, First Nations have...
Water worries over KSM mine persist
The Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell (KSM) Mine being proposed in Canada's British Columbia province is nearing its final...
Anna Johnston: Mount Polley mine tailings spill highlights risks of deregulation
"STREAMLINING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY review" and "reducing the regulatory burden on industry" are among the federal...
TV News Story ‑ Mount Polley Mine tailings pond disaster
This is a TV news story that describes Imperial Metals' Mount Polley Mine tailings pond dam failure as one of the...
Citizens, First Nations members and environmentalists rally to save China Creek Watershed and McLaughlin Ridge
News Release - August 7, 2014 Old-growth logging threatens water quality and endangered species PORT ALBERNI –...
TV News Story ‑ Port Alberni watershed logging protest
This is a TV news story about a protest in Port Alberni BC over logging old-growth forest in the town's drinking...
People's Climate March
TV News Story ‑ BC tailings pond leaking toxins
This is a TV news story about the tailings pond dam failure at Imperial Metals' Mount Polley Mine in British Columbia...
Hudbay denies problems at shut‑down mine near Flin Flon, Manitoba
Hudbay Minerals (TSX:HBM) denies there’s anything wrong with a mine near Flin Flon, Man., that was decommissioned in...
Former Enbridge Lobbyist John Paul Fraser Named New Head of B.C. Government Communications Branch
The newly appointed head of the B.C. government’s communications branch is a former lobbyist for Enbridge Inc., the...
Water collected from former Spruce Point Mine site “Extremely Toxic”
As the world focuses on the importance of bogs and wetlands for International Bog Day on Sunday, July 27, the...
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