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Spruce Point Mine Site Mess - Lasting Impacts in Manitoba Parks
This is a short video produced by the Wilderness Committee, featuring Eric Reder's investigation of a toxic mine site...
Oil spill shows dangers of pipelines crossing waterways
The spill is believed to have sent up to 475,000 litres of crude oil flowing into a rain-swollen Red Deer River system...
Red Deer River oil spill highlights dangers of pipelines crossing waterways
News Release - June 8, 2012 VANCOUVER – As Canadians continue to debate two major oil pipeline proposals to the...
Protesters target Taseko meeting
Indigenous people from mining communities throughout the Americas joined the Tsilhqot’in First Nation on Friday...
Green gets mean with federal Conservatives
Discord between the Tories and environmentalists began when the federal natural resources minister maligned...
Vivian Krause’s Board of Trade event sponsored by mining companies
Two mining companies connected to the rejected New Prosperity Mine proposal sponsored a Board of Trade luncheon with...
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip calls Bill C-38 “fault line” for Canada’s future
The president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) held nothing back today (June 4) as he panned the federal...
C-38 : les environnementalistes du Manitoba inquiets de la disparition des lacs expérimentaux
Alors qu'un mouvement national de protestation contre le projet de loi omnibus fédéral C-38 s'est tenu lundi, certains...
Blackout campaign draws a crowd
Local environmental groups joined hundreds of organizations across the country Monday in darkening their websites in...
TV News Story - BlackOutSpeakOut campaign
This is a TV news story about Canadian environmental groups coming together with union and first nation groups to...
TV News Story about BC mine industry expansion
This is a TV news story about the how the BC mining industry is expanding at the same time as environmental laws are...
Do you agree with the decision to end AirCare?
Cars and small trucks will no longer need to go through AirCare inspections after December 31, 2014. Environment...
You are invited to W!ld@Art
The Wilderness Committee is thrilled to announce the opening of the children's art exhibition W!ld@Art, featuring...
Large crowd of supporters force Forest Minister to make alternate plans Saturday in Kaslo
The threat of more than 300 supporters of Jumbo Wild! was too much for Minister of Forest Lands and Natural Resource...
New Report Documents Mining in Manitoba Parks
The Wilderness Committee has released a new report designed to educate Manitobans about the impact mining is having on...
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