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Kinder Morgan hearings delay: a win for pipeline opponents
July 16, 2014 This week the National Energy Board (NEB) announced that it was ‘stopping the clock’ on its review of...
Time to clean up the toxic bog in Grass River Provincial Park
July 25, 2014 In January 2013, Hudbay Minerals applied for a licence to operate a new mine in Grass River Provincial...
Public meeting to discuss proposed logging tenures on Gambier Island
Media Advisory - July 24, 2014 VANCOUVER – Wilderness Committee staff and supporters will be attending a public...
Chilliwack‑Hope MLA responds to provincial park rallies
The provincial government’s new Park Amendment Act means B.C.’s beloved provincial parks are under threat of increased...
WC exposes provincial park bog polluted with toxic mine waste ahead of International Bog Day
News Release - July 24, 2014 Water collected from former Spruce Point Mine site “extremely toxic” WINNIPEG – As the...
B.C. Park Amendment Act under fire from environmentalists
Critics say changes only benefit corporations, 167,000 name petition unfurled in Vancouver Environmentalists are...
Keeping the Peace, one stroke at a time
FORT ST. JOHN – “Anybody who wants Site C has no soul. They are absolutely black and soulless inside.” That was the...
B.C. Park Amendment Act under fire from environmentalists
Environmentalists are planning protests against new legislation they say threatens to open up parks and protected...
Wilderness Committee activists at two BC Parks to mark Canada Parks Day
News Release - July 19, 2014 Province-wide actions call for repeal of BC’s Park Amendment Act CHILLIWACK/SOOKE – Today...
British Columbians #StandUpForParks on Parks Day, July 19
News Release - July 18, 2014 VANCOUVER – In recognition of Canada Parks Day, concerned citizens and environmental...
TV News Story ‑ Groups demand BC Parks Minister Repeal Park Amendment Act
This is a TV news story about growing opposition to the BC government's recently enacted Park Amendment Act - a law...
Shooting Owls to Save Other Owls: Protecting habitat hasn't stopped the spotted owl's decline. Will shooting its rivals help?
Photo: Spotted owl habitat At dusk in a forest along Redwood Creek in northern California, Lowell Diller switches on...
Peaceful paddle on the river
The hot sun beating down on the Peace River didn't deter boaters from participating in the ninth annual Paddle for the...
Preventing a Pipeline From Bisecting Canada
Along Canada’s Pacific coast, the salt air engulfs you. A bald eagle swoops into the surf. An orca breaches. This is...
Into the Rainforest of Clayoquot Sound: Trail Building in Wah‑nuh‑jus–Hilthoois Tribal Park
July 11, 2014 “It sure goes fast when there are this many hands working away,” said Cory Charlie, standing next to me...
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