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JDFEA voting may change
A change being requested by the Capital Regional District Board will alter the way land use decisions are made in the...
Wilderness committee's Ben West Talks About Earth Day on Anniversary of BP Oil Spill
Ben West, Healthy Communities Campaigner for the Wilderness Committee speaking about Earth Day ( http://EarthDayParade...
BC Hydro to increase rates beyond 2014
Rate increases to continue every year beyond current application Don't hold your breath for 2014, it won't likely be...
All candidates urged to stand up for wild salmon, oppose fish farms
As the May 2 federal election approaches, the Wilderness Committee wants to know where the candidates stand on wild...
High school students to unveil "recycled" Earth Day windmill
A group of high school students organizing a major Earth Day Parade and Festival will be unveiling a windmill made of...
Abandon goal of hydro self-sufficiency
Decree that B.C. become an electricity autarky will burden ratepayers and damage economySelf-sufficiency sounds like a...
Sam Roberts to help fundraise for St'at'imc 100-year anniversary
Canadian musician expected to play in Lillooet Canadian recording artist Sam Roberts is lending his name to...
Health probe planned for B.C.’s shale gas sector
The British Columbia government is drafting plans for a health study into the impacts of the oil and gas industry in...
Qualicum Beach rally demands action to save Island's natural resources
Betty Krawczyk says real change in environmental and forest policy in B.C. is going to have to grow from individuals...
Ben West flags emissions reduction as key issue for NDP leader Adrian Dix to take on
One of the things that impressed the Wilderness Committee’s Ben West during the B.C. NDP’s leadership race was how...
Earth Day, Election Day and the Elephant in the Room
By Ben West April 15th, 2011 Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell famously said, "An election is no time to talk about...
Environment back on agenda as NDP pick leader this Sunday
With the NDP leadership convention taking place this Sunday, April 17th, all the leadership candidates have committed...
Youth Earth Day Parade Preparation Party Saturday
For Immediate Release Who: High school and college students from across the region, along with Wilderness Committee...
Public inquiry needed to address health & environmental risks of fracking
The BC Government should follow the lead of other provinces, US states and the EPA in launching a public inquiry into...
CRD board meeting: Big crowd turns up to Save the Juan de Fuca Trail
Almost 80 people are currently packed into the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board Meeting, where the full board is...
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