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Recent poll suggests local support for a national park
A poll taken by Angus McAllister in the South Okanagan - Similkameen between May 26 - 30 suggests that support for a...
Road Trip to keep BC's Rivers Wild and Power Public
See this 10 minute video about a road trip to communities in BC's southern interior to speak to audiences about the...
New B.C. coal mine blasted by environmentalists
One of several new coalmines planned for B.C. this year will start operations on Friday, but environmentalist say the...
TV News Story ‑ Push to protect South Okanagan Similkameen National Park
See this TV news story about the push to get the Government of Canada to designate the endangered lands of the South...
Okanagan National Park ‑ A call to action!
Please watch this short video - then email Canada's Environment Minister, and write how much you want action on the...
Game time
As a lead opponent of the province’s push toward independent power production, it would be hard to accuse the Western...
We must protect our oceans before it’s too late
Living on B.C.’s coast allows us to experience the beauty of the Pacific Ocean pretty much whenever we want. Where...
Wilderness Committee decries IPPs
The Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) decried independent power projects (IPPs) as “a scam of epic...
Raven's Creek: First Volunteer Work Party
Challenging. Teamwork. Satisfaction. These three words describe the Wilderness Committee’s first volunteer work party...
Wilderness Committee to Host Anti‑Coal Forum on Clean Air Day
What: A public forum entitled Coal: BC's Dirty Secret focused on BC's quietly growing coal mining and exports. As new...
Under the Owl's Wings ‑ Wild Times
June 1st, 2010 - Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he describes the ongoing battle to stop...
BC's Energy Indepedence? Don't Believe It
Minister Lekstrom is wrong. Most new energy projects controlled by big firms outside BC. Blair Lekstrom, B.C.'s...
CoalWatch takes its message on the road
CoalWatch Comox Valley is taking their anti-coalmine message on the road. The group, which is trying to raise...
Deal struck to protect woodland caribou
North Eastman's woodland caribou aren't out of the woods just yet, no pun intended. A deal struck on Tuesday between...
Ahousaht First Nations under fire in two protests in one week
Photo: Catface Mountain as seen from Tofino First Street DockIn two separate protests last week, it seems...
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