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Province letting Tolko lumber in sensitive caribou area
An environmental group claims the Manitoba government and a forestry company have broken an agreement to protect the...
Where the wild things are
I was in the Heart of the Boreal, the greatest intact forest in the northern hemisphere. Earlier on this trip, I was...
Did you know it is the 100th anniversary of BC’s provincial park system?
We should all be celebrating this fact, but unfortunately our provincial parks are in serious trouble after a decade...
'Historic deal' fails to stop destruction of caribou habitat
Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement and Manitoba government failing to protect endangered species Winnipeg -- The...
100th Anniversary of BC Parks Marred by Decade of Decay and Underfunding
Today, March 1, 2011, on the 100th anniversary of BC’s protected area system, the Wilderness Committee called on the...
Budget cuts are killing our heritage of BC Parks
It's time to stop torturing the already wounded BC Parks system. Another budget has come forward for British Columbia...
Editorial: Hydro needs to get back to its roots
B.C. Hydro's application to the B.C. Utilities Commission to hike electricity bills by more than 50 per cent over the...
Save the salmon, spread the word
Reports of starving bald eagles falling out of the sky underscores the vital role wild salmon play in BC's coastal...
B.C. Parks reaches 100th birthday, but there is little to celebrate
Tuesday is the 100th anniversary of B.C.'s parks. The anniversary of our vaunted protected area system should be a...
B.C. parks falling by the wayside
Century-old legacy tarnished by lack of funding and management; critics agree: 'We haven't done the follow-up to care...
Liberal Candidates Fall Short on Environmental Policy
Vancouver, BC -- None of the candidates for the leadership of the BC Liberal Party responded to a questionnaire on...
Starving eagles ‘falling out of the sky’
When David Hancock saw the bald-eagle count on the Chehalis River drop from more than 7,000 to fewer than 400 over a...
NDP leadership front-runners take stand on environmental issues; Liberals silent
Two front-runners in the NDP leadership race are promising to cast aside much of Gordon Campbell's environmental...
Speak out for the big trees of the Juan de Fuca Trail! Open House March 3rd
On March 3rd, the Capital Regional District wants to know what you think about the proposed development on the Juan de...
“Farnworth's Environmental Platform "Impressive": Wilderness Committee
Vancouver, BC -- The Wilderness Committee has reviewed the environmental platform of NDP leadership candidate Mike...
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