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Exploring the wild frontier of Jumbo Valley, B.C.
To comment on this Globe & Mail article go here Twenty years ago, with a faded orange rope lashed to my waist and an...
'Boring' budget delays climate action
The provincial budget announced yesterday doesn’t do enough for climate action, according to many environmental...
North Surrey will oppose incinerator plan
Re: “North Surrey the ideal spot to burn garbage: Councillors,” The Leader, Feb. 9. Marvin Hunt is suggesting that...
Company 'tests' oil pipeline expansion
Kinder Morgan is eyeing plans to expand capacity of its Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs crude and refined oil...
Site C opposition declaration presented in legislature
A group of 23 First Nations have finally had their declaration opposing the Site C project submitted into the B.C...
Wilderness Committee Applauds Leadership Candidate for Comprehensive Environmental Platform
NDP Leadership candidate John Horgan injects environment issues into leadership races Vancouver, BC - In reaction to a...
Carbon tax should expand, NDP leadership candidate Horgan says
NDP leadership hopeful John Horgan said today he will expand the carbon tax if he becomes premier, and admitted his...
Historic First Nations Declaration against Site C makes its way to Legislature
Today opposition energy critic John Horgan submitted a declaration from 23 First Nations into the Legislature opposing...
Keep Our Rivers Wild, a New Report
We are excited to announce that we have just published a new report entitled Keep Our Rivers Wild. This is the latest...
B.C. needs endangered species legislation
As a conservation biologist, I am charged with the responsibility of maintaining the genetic tapestry of life on our...
“Silence is Deafening” for Environment in 2011 BC Budget; Wilderness Committee
The 2011 “placeholder” BC Budget maintained the status quo and contained little good news for the environment...
A critical moment: Help us save the Juan de Fuca Trail
Over the past couple of months we have learned more about Ender Ilkay and his controversial Marine Trail Resort plan...
A critical moment: Help us save the Juan de Fuca Trail
Over the past couple of months we have learned more about Ender Ilkay and his controversial Marine Trail Resort plan...
Forest Minister can't see the forest for the trees: Wilderness Committee
The Wilderness Committee responded today to Friday’s announcement by BC Forest Minister Pat Bell that the province is...
For the Love of Wild Salmon: A Valentine's Day message from the Wilderness Committee
Victoria -- This Valentine’s Day the Wilderness Committee will be showing their love for wild salmon with an action...
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