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McFadyen Challenged on Bipole III Environmental Claims
Wilderness watchdog sends open letter asking McFadyen to publicize facts supporting claims regarding Bipole III...
Dam plan frustrates 5 first nations
United Nations intervention sought in proposed Site C dam project Five moderate first nations from the Peace River...
Languishing species report earns tongue lashing from NDP
The B.C. government is keeping secret the recommendations of its task force on protecting species at risk, says NDP...
The Manitoba Borealis? Team name could shine light on province’s strength
Greek mythology’s Boreas is god of North Wind and Winter, and Manitoba’s boreal forest is second to none on Earth...
Environmental groups applaud NDP motion for ‘long overdue’ BC endangered species protection
VANCOUVER – Several prominent environmental groups welcomed a Private Members Bill that was reintroduced into the...
True protection of boreal forest has long way to go
Re: Boreal forest deal surprisingly successful, Opinion, May 25 It's no surprise the president and CEO of the Forest...
Wanipigow Project Happenings: Community Buzz
Word travels fast in a small community like Hollow Water. I got a first hand taste of this while dropping off a...
Questions, opposition persists to coal mine overlooking Baynes Sound
Campbell Connor drew a round of applause by requesting a full expert panel review, along with aquifer mapping and...
Attendees don't want Site C Dam
About 50 people came in out of the rain to hear from several speakers on why the controversial, proposed Site-C Dam...
Site C Would Destroy Prime Farmland, Fuel Fracking & Tar Sands
At a recent event in Vancouver, biologist and Peace Valley Environment Association representative Diane Culling...
Joe Foy on Why We Don't Need Site C Dam
At a recent event in Vancouver, the Wilderness Committee's Joe Foy picked apart the BC Liberal Government's faulty...
“No More Coal”: Over 500 people send clear message at Raven Coal public meeting
Chants of 'No More Coal” filled a packed Courtenay room for the first of three public comment meetings scheduled for...
Joe Foy on Site C dam
Part of the presentation on the "Keep the Peace Road Tour" At the May 31st 2011 event in Vancouver Wilderness...
Treaty 8 First Nations chief hopes UN will intervene on Site C dam
A Fort Nelson-based leader with the Treaty 8 First Nations in northeastern B.C. says she was given 30 minutes before...
Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy speaks against the proposed Site C Dam
Campaign director for the Wilderness Committee, Joe Foy, advocates against the building of the Site C Dam in the Peace...
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