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British Columbia
Canada’s biodiversity promises are fantasy without legal overhaul
In two months Canada will play host to the 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) where nations will...
Columns
Manitoba
World Rivers Day, mining and reconciliation
Twenty-six paddlers ventured along the lower Bird River in Sagkeeng First Nation territory on World Rivers Day this...
Columns
National Campaigns
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Also known as Orange Shirt Day, this day recognizes the legacy of the Canadian residential school system On the...
Videos
British Columbia
Land Back: Nuchatlaht Court Case Updates (Jul 27, 2022)
The opening arguments are complete in the Nuchatlaht title case, but this nation's quest to get its land back is far...
Media Releases
Explosion of logging in caribou habitat highlights broken recovery program
VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES — The Wilderness Committee has found 72...
Videos
Video: Nahatlatch Road Wipeout
Travel up the Nahatlatch River road with Wilderness Committee Protected Areas Campaigner Joe Foy to see if any...
Media Releases
British Columbia
Two years into Old‑Growth Strategic Review mandate, BC is failing to deliver change
Environmental organizations call for immediate action to make the promised paradigm shift a reality as at-risk forests...
Columns
The case for a law protecting species at risk in BC
Have you landed a meeting with your MLA? Waiting to hear back about one? Exchanging emails with your representative or...
Columns
Letter of support for Kaska Dena's proposed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
Dene K’éh Kusān IPCA would protect northern mountain caribou habitat The Kaska Dena has proposed a large Indigenous...
Media Releases
New logging road network shows BC is failing at‑risk species and habitats
VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES — In a rare ecosystem in interior B.C., a...
Media Releases
British Columbia
New logging road network shows BC is failing at‑risk species and habitats
VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES — In a rare ecosystem in interior B.C., a...
Media Releases
Civil liberties group files joint complaint against RCMP for raid of Argenta Face Forest protest area
ARGENTA, BC/ SINIXT AND KTUNAXA TERRITORY – The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), the Wilderness Committee and...
Columns
British Columbia
B.C.’s most insidious fossil fuel company throws a Hail Mary
In 2021, gas utility FortisBC built ten thousand tiny pipelines to deliver gas to new customers. Almost all that gas...
Columns
Wild Times ‑ Tall Orders or Tall Tales
The Wilderness Committee's protected areas campaigner Joe Foy wonders if BC and Canada's promises of better nature...
Media Releases
Kanaka Bar Indian Band to Protect Unique Old‑Growth Forests and Endangered Ecosystems in Proposed T'eqt'aqtn Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area
A proposed Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area (IPCA) in the Kanaka Bar Band’s Territory includes some of the...
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