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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...

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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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Videos
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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Turtle trouble turns nasty
Mayor Derek Corrigan is saying it's now or never for a multi-million-dollar Burnaby Lake dredging project that's been...
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Media Releases
Ministry of Environment shows strengthened commitment to endangered species
Environmental groups applaud government’s efforts to protect painted turtlesVancouver,BC– Environmental groups applaud...
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Halt perimeter road to save money: NDP
With the province slashing grants to charities and grappling with a multi-billion-dollar deficit, Delta North NDP MLA...
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Manitoba
Logging could destroy Manitoba caribou habitat: environmentalists
WINNIPEG — Two environmental groups say logging could destroy a newly discovered caribou habitat and they want the...
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Plan for 'guaranteed logging zones' riles environmentalists
Photo: Clearcut with forest reserve Provincial government and industry want fewer logging restrictions, to compensate...

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