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Park logging road court appeal dismissed
News Release - Feb. 7, 2013 Judge rules new legislation doesn’t ban logging in Manitoba provincial parks WINNIPEG -...
Save Lake Winnipeg and Lake Manitoba Forum
Another Park Mine? No Thanks
Fresh on the heels of last year’s announcement of a new peat mine operation in Hecla / Grindstone Provincial Park, the...
TV News Story ‑ Spotted Owl and Barred Owl Culling
This is a TV news story about the BC government's spotted owl recovery strategy, which involves killing larger, more...
Kokish River power project approved by government despite scientists' concerns
Federal scientists struggled to protect fish in the Kokish River from potential adverse effects of a hydroelectric...
Wilderness group blasts province over proposed copper mine in park
A local environmental group has condemned the province’s approval of a copper mine in Grass River Provincial Park...
Idea of copper mine in park angers environmentalists
Say it looks like a done deal; minister cites strict review A local environmental group blasted the province Friday...
TV News Story ‑ Wilderness Committee opposes Kokish run of river power project
This is a TV news story about growing opposition to a private hydro-power project being built on the Kokish River of...
New provincial park mine now under construction
News Release - February 1, 2013 Manitoba poised to open first provincial park mine in decades, within threatened...
New Report: Defend BC's Wild Rivers
The Wilderness Committee's latest educational report, Defend BC's Wild Rivers, takes a closer look at private...
Langley Township opts to save more than half of small forest
Langley Township has voted to save more than half of a small forest in Glen Valley. But people fighting to keep the...
BC Hydro presses case for Site C dam megaproject
B.C. Hydro says its proposed $7.9-billion Site C hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia will flood...
Violations at private hydro projects going unpunished
None of B.C.’s 52 privately operating “run-of-river” hydroelectric projects have been fined or sanctioned by the...
Trans Mountain pipeline targeted in new report from environmental groups
A new report highlights concerns an expanded Trans Mountain pipeline could increase the risk of a major oil spill and...
In BC, to keep one owl alive, another species must die
Photo: Gwen Barlee of the Wilderness Committee The British Columbia government has approved the shooting one species...
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