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British Columbia
Confront the Climate Emergency
AN URGENT CALL TO THE BC GOVERNMENT Sign the petition now We call on the BC government to recognize the urgency and...
Media Releases
British Columbia
NGO report card: One year after B.C. promised action, logging continues in almost all at‑risk old‑growth forests
Report card raises alarm about predatory delay contributing to climate and extinction crises, lack of support for...
Media Releases
Ontario
British Columbia
Ontario acted ‘unreasonably and unlawfully’ with changes to minister’s zoning order legislation
Toronto, Ont./ Traditional territories of several First Nations including the Williams Treaties First Nations, Huron...
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British Columbia
In the aftermath of the wildfires, do not trust the logging companies
In 2005, New Orleans was hit by Hurricane Katrina, causing a mass evacuation and unimaginable damage to communities...
Columns
Why is Canada building a pipeline through a province on fire?
Drivers on the Coquihalla could feel the heat in their cars as they rushed to clear the highway before the July...
Columns
British Columbia
Fairy Creek logging: A microcosm of species decline
Orbs of cotton-like fluff nestle into a hollowed-out tree cavity formed by a woodpecker. These baby western screech...
News
Manitoba
Governing as if our lives depend on it
Manitobans are in a rare position in the province’s electoral history. The hardships and costs of climate-change...
Columns
Wilderness Committee stands with Nuxalk Nation, calls on Juggernaut Exploration to cease operations and leave Nuxalkulmc
The Wilderness Committee unequivocally supports the Nuxalk Nation and its call for an immediate halt to mining...
Columns
British Columbia
Wilderness Committee condemns RCMP violence against forest activists at Fairy Creek, calls on province to honour commitments on old‑growth
The following statement is from National Campaign Director Torrance Coste, on behalf of the Wilderness Committee: Like...
Media Releases
British Columbia
Endangered seabird found in old‑growth forest slated for logging near Fairy Creek
VANCOUVER / PORT HARDY xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, səlilwətaɬ AND Kwagu'ł TERRITORIES — A recent radar survey revealed...
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Fracking opponents protest planned Tilbury LNG expansion on the Fraser River
DELTA / TSAWWASSEN, KATZIE, STÓ:LŌ, KWANTLEN, MUSQUEAM AND STZ'UMINUS TERRITORIES — The Wilderness Committee held a...
Media Releases
B.C. stakeholders add to growing opposition to Imperial Metals’ mining permit near Manning and Skagit provincial parks
B.C. businesses and conservation and recreation organizations join international coalition of 280 opponents to...
News
Manitoba
'We have 34 weeks of water left in that lake'
Morden faces supply dilemma as usage restrictions loom across parched Manitoba. More Manitobans may be forced to...
Media Releases
Quebec rejects LNG, shows BC climate action means no fossil fuels
VANCOUVER / UNCEDED xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh AND səlilwətaɬ TERRITORIES — Unlike Premier John Horgan’s BC NDP...
Columns
Our serious response to a silly inquiry
Wilderness Committee response to Alberta’s public inquiry In July 2019, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney launched a public...
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