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Expansions, protections announced
MANITOBA will expand the Whiteshell and Camp Morton provincial parks while protecting a large section of the...
Pipeline opponents speak out at forum
About 120 people turned out for a town hall-style meeting about a $5.4 billion proposed project that would twin the...
More coal-train traffic 'unacceptable': White Rock Mayor
White Rock's mayor is asking for council support to voice "strong concerns" regarding a proposal by Fraser Surrey...
Wilderness Committee applauds decision to scrap proposed Forest Act changes
News Release - March 12, 2013 Dropping key sections from provincial Bill 8 a victory for people of BC VANCOUVER – The...
Big environmental wins as Whiteshell Park, Whitemouth River area gain protected lands
Wilderness Committee supporters help win new protection for Whiteshell Provincial Park and Whitemouth River area...
Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner, Eoin Madden
This is a Wilderness Committee On the Ground Report that follows Eoin Madden as he travels around Metro Vancouver and...
Saving the biggest, oldest trees
The scene was primordial. We were following a rickety moss-covered boardwalk through a rain forest of immense trees...
Cash can't buy Hudbay peace
Money no problem, but legal, social troubles popping up It's the best of worlds and the worst of worlds for HudBay...
Read our new report, Clayoquot Sound: On the Edge
Clayoquot Sound is a region of immense beauty and diversity, and one that means so much to many different people and...
Wilderness Committee supports White Rock resolution to oppose Surrey coal facility
News Release - March 6, 2013 White Rock City Council joins neighbouring municipalities in call for consultation and...
Federal review panel unsure of its role in reviewing stalled B.C. mine
A federal review panel weighing the future of a stalled gold and copper mine in the B.C. Interior is wondering just...
WC, Mathias Colomb Cree Nation stand in solidarity against Hudbay’s Reed Mine project
News Release - March 5, 2013 Unaddressed environmental concerns, lack of free, prior and informed consent forges...
Aboriginal support revives Okanagan park proposal
An alliance of four Indian bands has expressed support for a new national park reserve in the South Okanagan, a hot...
'This Is Huge': Sweeping Forest Bill Gathers Foes
Enviros, other opponents say vast 'giveaway' looms with scant public input A British Columbia government bill that...
TV News Story - Community opposition to proposed Raven Coal Mine
This is a TV news story about community concerns with the proposed Raven Coal Mine on the central east coast of...
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