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Earthquake shakes faith in pipeline project
The weekend's frightening offshore earthquake came at the worst possible time for the proposed Enbridge pipeline — or...
Heritage rivers under threat
Proposed legislative changes in the federal government’s omnibus budget bill will strip away protections from the...
Our Opportunity to Leave a Legacy
The Victoria Naturalist(from the Victoria Natural History Society) By Torrance CosteSept-Oct 2012Vancouver Island is...
'A real warning close to home'
It was the big one - but B.C. dodged a bullet when a massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck out to sea near an...
Haida Gwaii, B.C., earthquake, tsunami warning add fuel to anti‑pipeline argument
It didn't take long for the anti-oil pipeline and tanker activists to make an example out of Saturday night's...
Earthquake near Haida Gwaii and dangers of proposed Enbridge tanker routes
The recent earthquake near Haida Gwaii area (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Island) and tsunami advisory along the...
Save Langley's McLellan Forest
This is a Wilderness Committee On The Ground Report, hosted by Joe Foy about a gathering on October 28th 2012 in...
Radio Interview with Joe Foy about Bill C‑45
This is a radio interview with Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy about the changes to Canada's...
Austerity measures threaten to sink salmon biologist jobs
Fisheries and Oceans Canada is considering significant cuts to the ranks of the workers who protect fish habitat on...
Radio Interview ‑ Joe Foy about Bill C‑45
This is a radio interview with Wilderness Committee Campaign Director Joe Foy about Bill C-45 and changes to the...
Pipeline protestors gather at Clark and Dix's offices
A vocal crowd of about 100 anti-pipeline protestors sporting Halloween costumes, including a paper mache oil tanker...
BC NDP leader Adrian Dix invites pipeline protesters into Vancouver office
They came to protest pipelines; they stayed to eat samosas, drink chai and chat with B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix. More...
Northern Gateway pipeline protest: Rallies, sit‑ins planned across B.C. on Wednesday
Organizers of this week's large pipeline protest outside B.C.'s legislature are giving people an opportunity to rally...
Our Lakes and Rivers Need the Navigable Waters Protection Act
In the fall of 1997, a concerned citizen began investigating the environmental impacts of logging in eastern Manitoba...
TV News Feature ‑ Kinder Morgan Pipeline
This is a national news feature about the debate around Kinder Morgan's proposed Trans Mountain pipeline "expansion"...
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