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Campout against logging in owl forest
Fewer than a dozen Northern spotted owls are left in B.C. so it is critical to save any prime habitat that’s left for...
Fisher Bay is Manitoba's Newest Provincial Park!
On July 4th, Manitoba got another new park. After more than a decade of interim protection, the Fisher Bay Park...
TV interview ‑ Joe Foy on the Raven Coal Mine
See this 1/2 hour interview with Wilderness Committee National Campaign Director Joe Foy about the fight to stop the...
Deluge of Public Comments Show Massive Opposition to Raven Coal
Nearly 2,000 people submitted comments about the proposed Raven Coal Mine project during the 40-day public comment...
Spotted Owl habitat logging west of Manning Park, BC.
This is an on the ground video report about logging in Spotted Owl habitat near the west gate of BC's Manning...
Coleman Report Must Offer Meaningful Reform to Save BC Hydro
In advance of the BC government’s anticipated report on BC Hydro, the Wilderness Committee says the report must call...
Conservation group plans Chilliwack Lake campout to save northern spotted owl habitat
A Vancouver-based conservation non-profit organization has announced that it will host a campout in the forest near...
Sneak Attack on Canada's Spotted Owl Habitat
When the BC government first announced several years ago that they would be designating special Wildlife Habitat Areas...
Wilderness Committee to host Canada Day Campout to save Spotted Owl
The Wilderness Committee will be hosting a campout near Chilliwack Lake on the Canada Day long weekend in a bid to...
Raven Coal Protest
VANCOUVER, BC - Opponents of a controversial proposed new coal mine on Vancouver Island brought their message to the...
Development ban placed on boreal forest, 800,000 hectares protected
It got little fanfare in the flurry of government announcements last week, but observers say it's no less important to...
Logging road challenged in court
AN environmental group is asking the courts to test the limits of the province's ban on logging in provincial parks...
Today the Wilderness Committee takes action
Today, June 20th, is another big day for parks in Manitoba. We’ve finally submitted a request to have a judge tell us...
Group wants court to rule on logging road through park
An environmental group is asking the courts to test the limits of the province’s ban on logging in provincial parks...
Wilderness Committee files legal action against Manitoba Government
Queens Bench Rule Review filed to clarify ban on logging in parks Winnipeg—The Wilderness Committee has filed a legal...
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