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New Prosperity open houses to run Monday
Two public open houses on the New Prosperity mine will take place on Monday at the Gibraltar Room. The first will be...
Site C dam public hearings set for northern B.C.
Six open houses will be held to provide information and garner feedback on the proposed Site C dam – but if you want...
TV News Story ‑ Endangered South Coast Orca killed
Wilderness Committee Policy Director Gwen Barlee is interviewed for this TV news story. A US government agency has...
Budget 2012: What's coming down the pipeline?
Last week the federal government introduced their Budget for 2012. From an environmental perspective, the budget is...
Wilderness Committee to appeal logging road ruling
A local environmental group is headed back to court over whether a logging road in Grass River Provincial Park falls...
Wilderness Committee goes back to court to defend Manitoba’s provincial parks
Appeal aims to ensure park logging ban legislation protects our parksWINNIPEG - Today, the Wilderness Committee filed...
We need your help to defend Manitoba's Parks
I am writing you today because we urgently need your help to defend Manitoba’s provincial parks. A donation now will...
Falcon likes what he sees
Pennies, pensions and pipelines were front and centre Thursday as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivered his federal...
New Report: Help Stop An Oil Spill
As scientists continue to sound the alarm about the impacts of climate change being felt already, Big Oil companies...
Environmentalists slam Stephen Harper’s first majority budget
The first budget of Stephen Harper’s majority government aims to speed up the approval process for oil pipelines...
Federal Budget Greases the Skids for Oil Spills and Fish Kills
Corporations and polluters could reap the rewards of today's federal Budget and the follow-up legislation, which will...
Is Private Power above the law?
Close on the heels of the discovery of environmental infractions at the Ashlu and Mamquam private hydro-power projects...
Taseko receives response to WCWC defamation suit
The Western Canada Wilderness Committee denies that it defamed Taseko Mines Ltd. when it accused the company of...
Vancouver Island's turn to say 'No' to tankers
According to polls, almost 80 per cent of British Columbians oppose increased tanker traffic on our precious coast...
New Report Aims to 'Beat Kinder Morgan to the Punch'
“Ever since they took control of the Transmountain Pipeline and Westridge Terminal in 2005 Kinder Morgan has worked to...
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