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Sam Roberts to help fundraise for St'at'imc 100‑year anniversary
Canadian musician expected to play in Lillooet Canadian recording artist Sam Roberts is lending his name to...
Health probe planned for B.C.’s shale gas sector
The British Columbia government is drafting plans for a health study into the impacts of the oil and gas industry in...
Qualicum Beach rally demands action to save Island's natural resources
Betty Krawczyk says real change in environmental and forest policy in B.C. is going to have to grow from individuals...
Ben West flags emissions reduction as key issue for NDP leader Adrian Dix to take on
One of the things that impressed the Wilderness Committee’s Ben West during the B.C. NDP’s leadership race was how...
Earth Day, Election Day and the Elephant in the Room
By Ben West April 15th, 2011 Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell famously said, "An election is no time to talk about...
Environment back on agenda as NDP pick leader this Sunday
With the NDP leadership convention taking place this Sunday, April 17th, all the leadership candidates have committed...
Youth Earth Day Parade Preparation Party Saturday
For Immediate Release Who: High school and college students from across the region, along with Wilderness Committee...
Public inquiry needed to address health & environmental risks of fracking
The BC Government should follow the lead of other provinces, US states and the EPA in launching a public inquiry into...
CRD board meeting: Big crowd turns up to Save the Juan de Fuca Trail
Almost 80 people are currently packed into the Capital Regional District (CRD) Board Meeting, where the full board is...
Youth Organize Historic Earth Day Parade for Climate and Election
Young people from across the Vancouver area have joined forces to organize an historic Earth Day parade and festival...
Funding for destructive mining exploration directly at odds with moose recovery funding
WINNIPEG -- The Wilderness Committee is raising the alarm about conflicting funding initiatives highlighted in today's...
The Sound and the fury: Dark days in Clayoquot
“Clayoquot Sound is a place of wonder, one whose beauty takes the breath away. It fills you with a sense of our sacred...
People power can save BC’s wild rivers
I love donuts, but I wrote this article at home because I was worried it might be too hard to get a seat at my local...
Iisaak gets road permit for Flores
Friends say it may be time to renegotiateIisaak Forest Resources received a permit from the B.C. government April 1 to...
New Publication ‑ Global Warming Made in Canada?
I am excited to share with you this new publication, Global Warming: Made in Canada? about Canada's role in the world...
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