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Columns
Salmon Seige ‑ Wild Times

November 6th, 2009 - Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel as he looks at a better way to fish...

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BC Hydro CEO steps down amid power controversy
Bob Elton is stepping down after six years as president and CEO of Crown-owned BC Hydro, sparking rumours he may have...
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B.C. pushes private power projects
Plutonic Power Corp. CEO Donald McInnes uses words like shocking and mind-boggling when describing this past summer’s...
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Call to cancel spring Grizzly hunt as numbers fall
An animal-rights group is calling for the cancellation of the spring Grizzly hunt after what they say is an...
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B.C. has hydro for millions of vehicles: study
Photo: Electric vehicles like this Nissan could dominate B.C. roads and be charged at home, according to a University...
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Wilderness Committee condemns Premier Campbell’s give‑away to private power interests
The Wilderness Committee accused BC Premier Gordon Campbell of sinking to new lows today, when he announced that the...
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There is more to the ALR than potential development profits
In an Oct. 20 Vancouver Sun article, Steve Lornie goes after the Agricultural Land Reserve. Prosperous societies like...
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Wilderness Committee Award goes to St'át'imc Nation Activist
Today the Wilderness Committee is honouring William “BJ” Alexander of the St'át'imc (pronounced Stat-lee-um) Nation...
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Videos
Wilderness Committee activists protest in front of Private Power Developers' annual meeting
This is a short video clip of Wilderness Committee campaigners Joe Foy and Gwen Barlee on Monday November 2, 2009 in...
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Wilderness Committee Projects for the year ending April 30

This is a 22 minute video slide show about the projects and activities of the Wilderness Committee from May 2008 until...

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Environmentalist Joe Foy says Burrard Thermal sidelining should worry industry
Photo: New power lines lead to Ashlu River private power project. Environmentalist Joe Foy believes “large industrial...
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BC Government Overrules Independent Regulator and Lines Pockets of Private Power Producers
Vancouver, BC – The Wilderness Committee today condemned the BC government's decision to order BC Hydro to buy an...
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Urban sprawl no fun for kids, reports say
Children can't gain sense of independence or get enough exercise in today's cities, they conclude Kids these days...
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Run of river hydro‑power is not a fix for climate change

This is a one hour long presentation given by Dr. M'Gonigle as part of the BC Creek Protection Society's lecture...

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Protests held over logging near Grove
Environmental groups outraged by the logging of old-growth trees near Cathedral Grove protested outside the offices of...

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