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Standing strong against industrialized parks
“I just can't get past the fact that this is a park. If you say finding an ore body is like finding a needle in a...
BC Hydro’s Site C dam proposal puts Peace River at top of endangered rivers list
The Peace River — site of a contentious, planned third BC Hydro dam — has been named the most endangered river in the...
Peat Bogs: Our Ugly Ecological Gem
As the spring sun shone down on our vintage sleds, Eric and I sat watching the orange flags tied to our ice fishing...
Salmon Arm forum calls for urgent action
In order for Shuswap residents to learn more about climate change and “fracking,” KAIROS-Salmon Arm and Shuswap...
FRACKING
The impacts of climate change are being felt around the world with glaciers amd sea ice melting, extreme droughts...
TV News Story ‑ Opposition to coal port expansion in Surrey
This is a TV News Story about opposition to coal port expansion at the Surrey Docks. The Wilderness Committee's Joe...
TV News Story ‑ Spill in Burrard Inlet
This is a TV News Story about a spill into Burrard Inlet of a vegetable-based additive for the making of bio-diesel...
No real alternative to incineration: Mayor
Despite a recent report criticizing waste incineration, Mayor Derek Corrigan defends the practice as an optimal...
Plan to protect Comox Valley's public water released by coalition
“Current land use in the Comox Lake watershed is putting the Valley’s drinking water at risk,” suggests Jack Minard...
Environmentalists to make pilgrimage to bog
Event to highlight threatened species & ecosystems The annual Pilgrimage to Burns Bog takes place on Sunday, April 21...
Park funding has not increased in two years: Enviro group
BC's Environment Minister admits that to be true, but says parks are being managed effectively Golden Ears Provincial...
‘Fracking’ more than environmental risk, forum hears
Hydraulic fracturing in B.C.’s gas industry — commonly known as “fracking” — poses an economic risk as well as...
Government Pushes Raven Coal Mine to Next Stage, Comox Valley Residents Remain Defiant
The recently released Application Information Requirements/Environmental Impact Statement (AIR/EIS) Guidelines...
Local shellfish growers concerned over Raven Coal Mine
Local shellfish growers say part of the environmental assessment for the proposed Raven Coal mine is a "red herring."...
Two thirds of those surveyed against coal port: AEC
Seventy-five per cent of those surveyed by the Alberni Environmental Coalition oppose a coal port in Alberni because...
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