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BC's Creeks Need Your Help
Big Silver, Tretheway and Shovel Creeks need your help. These three creeks are nestled around Harrison Lake and are...
Save Fish Lake (again!)
On Monday, the federal government announced that they were accepting public comments for an Environmental Assessment...
Opposition attempts to counter lobbying campaign for B.C. mine
OTTAWA - B.C. aboriginal leaders and environmental groups moved Wednesday to counteract an aggressive lobbying...
Kinder Morgan oil spill in Abbotsford: Timely reminder of pipeline expansion dangers
Kinder Morgan has confirmed there was an oil spill this morning at the Sumas Terminal and tank farm in Abbotsford...
Kinder Morgan oil spill in Abbottsford: Timely reminder of pipeline expansion dangers
VANCOUVER – Kinder Morgan has confirmed there was an oil spill this morning at the Sumas Terminal and tank farm in...
Anti-coal mine protesters converge at Buckley Bay
Opponents of a proposed coal mine in the Fanny Bay area converged on a parking lot across from the Buckley Bay ferry...
Government making more moose population problems with new peat strip mines
WINNIPEG--The Wilderness Committee is calling attention to the Manitoba government's contradictory actions on moose...
Blocking Keystone Won't Stop Oil Sands Production
President Obama is feeling election-year pressure over the pending decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. Republicans...
Saanich meeting shows broad support for rezoning of Sandown Racetrack
On the evening of Wednesday January 11, over 350 people filled the Presbyterian Church at 9296 East Saanich Rd to show...
Keystone XL win shows that 'yes we can' stop the growth of the tar sands
US President Obama has announced today that the Keystone XL pipeline will not be approved. This marks an important...
The Wait is Over: Environmental Watchdog congratulates new Conservation Minister
WINNIPEG - The Wilderness Committee congratulates the Honourable Gord Mackintosh on his appointment to the important...
Stand up for Harrison Lake area creeks
Tretheway, Shovel and Big Silver creeks, east of Harrison Lake, are under threat from a proposed private power project...
Opponents to raise concerns about risky private power project near Harrison Lake
Vancouver – An Open House for a private power project near Chilliwack is expected to draw a crowd of citizens...
Learn about Keeping the Peace (in BC's northeast)
January 12, 2012 When you turn on the electricity at your house, do you think about where it comes from? Ever since I...
First Nations slam plan to twin pipeline to Burrard Inlet
As the debate rages over a proposed oil pipeline in northern B.C., energy giant Kinder Morgan is quietly working on...
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