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Conservationists brace for electric fight on Kokish River
Environmental and conservation groups opposed to a $200-million hydroelectric project near Port McNeill have vowed to...
Hydro project approval threatens steelhead and salmon habitat
For the first time, the B.C. government has approved a run-of -river power project that diverts water from salmon or...
Contentious project given environmental approval
The province on Tuesday granted environmental approval to a proposed run-of-river power project on the Kokish River of...
$200‑million river‑power project clears key hurdle Conservation groups raise fears over fish habitat
Despite opposition from conservation groups, the provincial government has granted an environmental assessment...
TV News Story ‑ Proposed logging in spotted owl habitat near Chilliwack Lake
This is a TV news report about a visit by Member of Parliament Peter Julian to a forested area near Chilliwack Lake BC...
MP Peter Julian's visit to forest near Chilliwack Lake sparks a flicker of hope for Canada's spotted owls
December 20, 2011. By Joe Foy - Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director I have just returned from a visit to a...
MP Peter Julian tours endangered spotted owl forest at Chilliwack Lake
Member of Parliament for Burnaby – New Westminster Peter Julian will be at Chilliwack Lake today to tour an area of...
Penner under political fire as byelection campaigns heat up
Chilliwack-Hope MLA Barry Penner's role in a gravel mine approval and allowing logging in Spotted Owl habitat is being...
Group gets owly over logging
A local environmental protection group is again looking to focus attention on logging in owl habitat in the Chilliwack...
Stop private power from ruining McLymont Creek and bankrupting BC Hydro
A reckless spree of mine developments is threatening the pristine wilderness of northwest British Columbia. These...
BEN WEST TO STEPHEN HARPER: HISTORY WILL NOT LOOK KINDLY ON YOUR ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE
Georgia Straight By Ben West December 15, 2011 Ben West, healthy communities campaigner for the Wilderness Committee...
We should have the right to decide about oil tankers off our coast
Did you hear about the historic announcement earlier this month about the Save the Fraser Declaration? Over 130 First...
Rally at DFO calls for action on deadly salmon virus
VICTORIA - The Wilderness Committee is organizing a march on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) today, in...
BC’s badgers love Elise Verdin
'Shameful day for Canada': Climate campaigners react to Kyoto pullout
Environment Minister Peter Kent announced earlier today that Canada was formally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol...
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