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Wild Salmon Circle Rally!
This video was produced to call on people to join the Wild Salmon Circle for a public rally in Vancouver on Oct. 3...
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Divers may be used to locate turtles
City provides Environment Ministry with more info on how it can save turtles The City of Burnaby is waiting for word...
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Business park lands must be saved from development
Photo: Hanlon Creek protestor The Hanlon Creek Business Park occupation came from a long campaign to protect this land...
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Are contentious turtles native or non-native?
The Environment Minister is chiding Burnaby's mayor about comments made regarding the endangered Western painted...
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Moving at a turtle's pace
Dear Editor: Re: Turtle trouble turns nasty, Burnaby NOW, Sept. 26. Ah yes, the "Turtle Mitigation Plan" - long on the...
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Turtles put Burnaby dredging plan on hold
Photo: Burnaby Lake Mayor furious after $17m project stalled by permit rejection The mayor of Burnaby says a...
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In search of an elusive turtle

A woman fiddles with buttons and dials on the receiver at her feet in the yellow kyack. As she’s towed by a co-worker...

Media Releases
Canadian Tire exploits loophole to sell dangerous household pesticides
Media Advisory – Vancouver, BC WHAT: Concerned citizens, including representatives of the Wilderness Committee and...
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First Nations, Academics Discuss Tribal Parks
TOFINO — Members of a local First Nation who are developing plans for a tribal park in Clayoquot Sound have piqued the...
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Fighting for the turtles of Burnaby Lake
Photo: A dock at Burnaby Lake As the City of Burnaby is poised to start a $14-million dredging project in Burnaby Lake...
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Turtles block $20M dredging project
Photo: Rower in Burnaby Lake The City of Burnaby says it may sue the B.C. provincial government for the last-minute...
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Turtles derail dredging
A small endangered turtle has halted the city's multi-million-dollar plan to dredge Burnaby Lake. The NOW learned...
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Turtle grinds dredge project to a halt
After being in the works for most of this decade, the $14-million project to dredge and rejuvenate Burnaby Lake has...
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Caught between a turtle and a dredging rig
Photo: Burnaby Lake Unless there's still a way to trap or track the turtles, mayor really has no choice but to...
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Radio Interview - BC's Public Hydro-Power vs Private Hydro-Power Debate

This is a 15 minute radio interview, with slide show photos, with Joe Foy, Campaign Director of the Wilderness...

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