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Kinder Morgan files formal application for Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Kinder Morgan has filed an application with the National Energy Board for its proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain...
TV News Story ‑ Growing Opposition to Hazardous Waste Plant near Fraser River
This is a TV news story about the growing opposition to a proposed hazardous waste plant, located near the banks of...
OmniTRAX : un groupe environnemental monte aux barricades
Un groupe environnemental fait circuler une pétition contre le projet de la société OmniTRAX de transporter du pétrole...
Le Manitoba juge insuffisant les nouvelles propositions pour le transport de pétrole brut
Au Manitoba, le gouvernement et certains responsables d'associations environnementalistes estiment que la nouvelle...
Make your voice heard at the upcoming Kinder Morgan hearings
Kinder Morgan has now submitted its formal application to the National Energy Board (NEB), the federal pipeline...
Kinder Morgan files pipeline application despite widespread community opposition
VANCOUVER/VICTORIA – The Wilderness Committee is reiterating its concerns over Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain...
Canada unprepared for oil spill in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Canada is not ready to respond to an oil tanker spill — large or small — in the Strait of Juan de Fuca or inland...
Vancouver Island’s remaining old‑growth a disappearing treasure
The Vancouver Observer By Torrance Coste December 12, 2013 A few months ago I was visiting family and friends in the...
Time for B.C. government to end silence on coal exports
The Georgia Straight By Eoin Madden December 6, 2013 Before the discussion started heating up around building a new...
Tsilhqot'in Mass Dance Ceremony for Fish Lake
This is a Wilderness Committee "On The Ground Report" about a mass dance ceremony on the streets of down-town...
TV News Story ‑ BC Government last minute lobby for New Prosperity Mine
This is a TV news story about a last minute attempt by the BC government and some members of the business community to...
TV News Story ‑ Site C Dam EAO Hearings to Start
This is a TV news story about the start of the Joint Federal/Provincial Panel Environmental Review of the proposed...
Wilderness Committee Projects for the Year ending April 2013
This is a 39 minute video about some of the projects that the Wilderness Committee undertook in the period between May...
BC Regulator Sued for Water Act Violations Related to Fracking Industry
Three environmental organizations are taking aim at what they call the “systemic” contravening of British Colombia...
Environmentalists, B.C. at loggerheads over Douglas fir
When commercial logging began in B.C. about 150 years ago, stands of coastal Douglas fir covered 135,000 hectares of...
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