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Cohen report says future "uncertain" for Fraser River sockeye
More than three years after the worst returns in British Columbia in decades, a review that took more than two years...
Cohen inquiry presses Ottawa to curb fish‑farm impact on sockeye
The event that caused Prime Minister Stephen Harper to order a judicial inquiry into salmon management was so...
No single smoking gun for sockeye decline
Cohen Commission makes 75 recommendations to protect the fishery There's no smoking gun found in a massive report...
TV News Story ‑ Cohen Report on Fraser River salmon released
This is a TV news story about the long-awaited final report from the Cohen Commission, the federal inquiry into the...
TV News Story ‑ Cohen Commission issues salmon report
This is a TV news story about the long-awaited final report from the Cohen Commission, the federal inquiry into the...
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...
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