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'Oil and polar bears don't mix': activist
The fragile Hudson Bay lowlands would be destroyed by an oil spill if a controversial plan to run bitumen by rail to...
Wilderness Committee's Manitoba Field Office to hold Thompson town hall meeting Oct. 15 on OmniTRAX's plans to ship oil by rail to Churchill
7 p.m. at St. Lawrence Hall on Cree Road The Wilderness Committee's Manitoba Field Office is holding town hall meeting...
Axe falls on some Independent Power Producers
According to an announcement last month by Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett, four power purchase agreements...
Manitobans gather to oppose shipping oil by rail through Churchill
News Release - October 8, 2013 Winnipeg event kicks off series of town hall meetings WINNIPEG – The Wilderness...
Manitobans gather to oppose shipping oil by rail through Churchill
Winnipeg event kicks off series of town hall meetings WINNIPEG – The Wilderness Committee is hosting a town hall...
Reed Mine approval a 'step back,' says Wilderness Committee
The province's approval of Hudbay's Reed Mine copper project in Grass River Provincial Park, which was granted on Sept...
Churchill Oil by Rail: Town Hall Meeting (Thompson)
TV News Story ‑ Canadian Government failing to protect Bees from Neonics
Earlier this year, the European Union severely restricted the use of four neonicotinoid pesticides, including...
Churchill Oil by Rail: Town Hall Meeting (Winnipeg)
TV News Story ‑ Canadian Bee Crisis
Environmental groups want federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose to reconsider Health Canada's decision to re-approve a...
Wilderness Committee decries first new provincial park mine in 25 years
News Release - September 25, 2013 Hudbay’s Reed Mine authorization is a step back in time for water protection...
Wilderness Committee decries first new provincial park mine in 25 years
For Immediate Release - September 25, 2013 Hudbay’s Reed Mine authorization is a step back in time for water...
No honey, more problems: A ‘catastrophic’ year for bee colonies
Freezing temperatures, killer parasites, toxic chemicals: The plight of honey bees is getting worse in many parts of...
Environmental groups demand Health Minister Rona Ambrose take action on bee‑killing pesticide
News Release - September 24, 2013 Evidence links pesticide to massive bee deaths in Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec...
Federal government says it will act to protect sage grouse
For the first time, the federal government says it will introduce an emergency protection order in an attempt to save...
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