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Cloudworks threatens Statlu, Tretheway, Shovel and Big Silver Creeks
Concerns about this Project This project involves four creeks: Statlu, Tretheway, Shovel and Big Silver, which are...
Vancouver Island Wild Salmon River threatened by IPP
British Columbia is known for our rushing wild rivers, tall forests, and iconic species, like wild salmon. On...
Slideshow of Nanoose Bay’s endangered DL 33 Forest to debut at Thursday’s Wilderness Committee AGM
Qualicum Beach, British Columbia – Four seasons of nature and wildlife in Nanoose Bay’s endangered Forest referred to...
Debating the Ethics of Oil With Ezra Levant ‑ Thurs. Nov. 18th
Watch a live stream of the debate here beginning at 6:30. As the world runs out of cheap oil and faces the threat of a...
Blood Boils at Bipole III Open House
Walking down the hall toward the conference room, I heard raised voices, and knew that my blood pressure was about to...
Wilderness Committee's Ben West prepares for Tar Sands debate
See this tongue in cheek video of Ben West, the Wilderness Committee's Healthy Communities campaigner as he goes under...
Fisheries biologist wins Wilderness Committee Award
Rough ride for run‑of‑river projects
A mix of of issues, political, practical and provocative, peppered a run-of-river hydro proponent Wednesday in...
Join us to visit the world’s largest Douglas‑fir
Join us for the Red Creek Fir Tour Thursday, November 11th 2010! Put on your gumboots and bring out your thermos full...
Songbirds vanishing: prof
Decline 'shocking' due to loss of habitat FREDERICTON -- A rapid decline in the number of songbirds across North...
Environmental Leadership Award for Heart of the Boreal protection helps get the word out
Good neighbors are a great find, and yesterday the Wilderness Committee had some help from neighbor environmental...
Ottawa rejects contentious B.C. mine proposal
The federal government has opted to pass on a proposal to build a mine in a pristine part of the British Columbia...
Young woodland caribou thanks researchers, begs government to act
Researchers thanked with cookies, government slammed over inaction A toddler caribou from Manitoba showed up to pass...
Meeting pledges to work to save caribou
Scientists, wildlife managers and aboriginal leaders have wrapped up a four-day summit by pledging to work to save...
Help save caribou, groups urge province
Protective status sought for habitat An international conference dedicated to the preservation of worldwide caribou...
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