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Overwhelming public opposition set to defeat Juan de Fuca resort development
There are moments that happen every so often that drive home the incredible power that people have when we stand...
WCWC staging new trail tour
As outrage grows to proposed logging of the Cathedral Grove watershed, the Western Canada Wilderness Committee, will...
Premier promises online fracking database
Database to go online by January 2012, provide location of fracking operations The province is promising an online...
Juan de Fuca Public Hearing continues to Historic Day Three
Victoria - After two days, 175 speakers and many cups of coffee, the Public Hearing on the changes to the zoning...
Christy Clark’s announcement on dangerous gas fracking ‘misses the mark’
BC Premier Christy Clark today announced moves which she claims will make the growing practice of fracking to extract...
Guest column: It’s time to end B.C.’s failed run-of-river policy
Recommendation to redefine “self-sufficiency” is a step in the right direction By Gwen Barlee, Special to The Province...
Residents worry about health impacts of Burnaby oil spill
The impacts of the oil spill in Burnaby in 2007 are still being felt by local residents. Meanwhile at the same time...
Let's keep the momentum going to stop the pipelines & tankers that cause climate change
Over the past few weeks, a new international movement against tar sands pipelines has been taking shape. It's history...
Juan de Fuca Public Hearing continues to historic day three
After two full evenings, 175 speakers and many cups of coffee, the Public Hearing on the changes to the zoning around...
News clips, photos and other coverage of the Rally at the Kinder Morgan Oil Tanker Terminal
Here is some of the video and pictures from the rally at the kinder morgan terminal in solidarity with the Tar Sands...
Juan de Fuca Public Hearing Continues! And we need your voice!
One more day left of public hearings on urban sprawl in the Juan de Fuca forests: unless we the people still have more...
Today is the day – Juan de Fuca forests need your voice!
For the next two nights the fate of the Juan de Fuca forest lands rests in your hands. The Capital Regional District...
Almost 150 people to 'Get on the Bus' to help stop sprawl in the Juan de Fuca
For immediate release - September 6, 2011 Almost 150 people to 'Get on the Bus' to help stop sprawl in the Juan de...
Merv Wilkinson, recalled as 'environmental hero', has died
Environmentalist logger was awarded Order of Canada for his tireless workLocal environmental groups are mourning the...
Province agrees to make fish farm audits public
Biologist Alexandra Morton is applauding the provincial government for making public audits of salmon farms, which...
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