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Data Reveals Habitat of Threatened Caribou at Imminent Risk from Logging A Clear Violation of the Federal and Provincial Species Acts
Wilderness Committee calls press conference to request a stop to logging in area the province knows is caribou habitat...
Loss of more nature, more park development worrisome
Additional development in Whiteshell threatens our natural heritage The Wilderness Committee was disappointed to learn...
United Against Site C: Crowd at the Legislature sends clear message to Campbell
Despite a very rainy day, over 500 people crowded the lawn of the Legislature to stand in solidarity with the Treaty 8...
Northeast natives rally against dam
VICTORIA – About 200 people gathered in the rain on the legislature lawn Sunday to call for a halt to plans for a...
Treaty 8 Tribal Chief Liz Logan sends strong message to Campbell: NO to the proposed Site C Dam on the Peace River!
Tribal Chief Liz Logan reads out the joint declaration signed by over 20 First Nations in opposition to the Site Dam...
TV News Story ‑ Paddle to the Premier event to stop Site C Dam
This is a TV news story about Sunday September 19 2010 when several hundred people, lead by several First Nations...
Site C dam critics rally support at legislature
Canada’s superstar environmentalist David Suzuki was a no-show at a Sunday protest in Victoria against the proposed...
Site C protestors voyage to Victoria
The protest against the Site C dam project is heading to Victoria. The ‘Paddle to the Premier’ began Friday in Fort St...
Take an Historic Stand Against the Site C Dam this Sunday!
There are two types of power in this world: money and people. We all know what money can buy. Like the $10 billion...
No Site C Dam: First Nations, Environmental Organizations and Residents of the Peace Region Send a Message to Premier Campbell
Fort St John, BC - What: Press Event Event organized by the Wilderness Committee, Peace Valley Environment Association...
Leaked BC Government memo reveals plans for less government oversight of environment
Twitter and Facebook suggested as successful tools for environmental managementA leaked government e-mail shows the...
Column: Leaked memo says social media are key part of environment ministry shuffle
Photo: Gwen Barlee from the Wilderness Committee Tweet tweet: the provincial government is moving away from trying to...
Gasland Trailer
Directed by Josh Fox. Winner of Special Jury Prize - Best US Documentary Feature - Sundance 2010. Screening at Cannes...
An environmental group favours Tembec closure
The Wilderness Committee in Manitoba was applauding the news about the Tembec plant. The group says Manitobans would...
A glimmer of light in lockout
Premier offers Tembec workers settlement hope on a grim day PINE FALLS -- After 99 days without a paycheque, and only...
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