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New threats facing BC Parks
British Columbia’s park system has long been a point of pride for people in the province. These protected areas were...
B.C. Supreme Court challenge resumes tomorrow over endangered Coastal Douglas‑fir forest
News Release - February 26, 2014 Province’s failure to protect old-growth Coastal Douglas-fir forest is unlawful...
TV News Story ‑ Up coming Kinder Morgan pipeline hearings attract 2000 participants
This is a TV news interview with Eoin Madden, the Wilderness Committee's climate campaigner, about strong public...
TV News Story ‑ Is BC's anti‑oil‑pipeline campaign US funded?
This is a TV News Story that examines charges levelled by a pro-Tar Sands lobby group that pipeline opposition in BC...
2014 BC Budget bets the farm on LNG
News Release - February 18, 2014 Minimal funding for environmental protections VICTORIA, BC – The British Columbia...
Canadian Groups Win At‑Risk Species Protection Case
The Canadian Federal Court ruled today that two Cabinet ministers acted unlawfully in delaying for several years the...
B.C. legislation would clear path for pipeline studies in provincial parks
THE B.C. LIBERAL government has proposed legislation that could result in pipeline proponents conducting studies to...
Endangered species plans delayed: court
Ministry strategies could have impacted Enbridge ruling Two federal ministers unlawfully delayed the release of...
Court finds 'enormous systemic problem' in enforcement of Species at Risk Act
A Federal Court judge has ruled that the environment minister and the fisheries minister both broke the law by failing...
Changes to Park Act condemned by environmentalists for threats to protected areas
News Release - February 17, 2014 VANCOUVER - Six of the largest environmental groups in B.C. joined together today to...
Environmental groups declare victory in endangered species protection case
News Release - February 14, 2014 Court rules federal government acted ‘unlawfully’ in delaying recovery strategies for...
TV News Story ‑ Interview with Wilderness Committee climate campaigner Eoin Madden
Wilderness Committee climate campaigner Eoin Madden explains how the organization accomplishes it's goals.
What does California really think of BC's river diversion projects?
February 7, 2014 There’s good news coming from south of the border this month – news that could save hundreds of BC’s...
The Wilderness Committee has moved!
After more than two decades in Vancouver’s Gastown district, the Wilderness Committee said a teary goodbye to our long...
Your chance to participate in the NEB Kinder Morgan hearings
Applications for the public to participate in hearings over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project were...
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