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British Columbians tell Government: Ancient Forests Forever
Three Vancouver Island MLA’s submitted over 2500 petitions today calling for the phase out of old-growth logging on...
First Nations 'outraged' at Site C decision
The provincial government's announcement to proceed with the Site C dam has sparked an outcry from the First Nations...
Wilderness Committee says no Dam Way to Site C Proposal
Following the announcement by the provincial government this morning that it will move forward with the Site C dam...
Did they have to die?
Troubling questions arise about the night five people died when Rutherford Creek bridge was destroyed in a massive...
DL 33 a ‘logging operation’
A cutting permit to allow First Nation harvest of 15,000 cubic metres of timber from an endangered Nanoose Bay...
TV News Story ‑ Oil tanker expansion in Vancouver Harbour
See this April 2010 TV news story about a plan to greatly increase the number and size of crude oil tankers using the...
Bury or burn? Citizens decide fate of garbage
Dealing with trash is a stinky, expensive problem -- and Metro Vancouver wants your help, and opinion, on its new...
Wouldn’t it be nice if future generations had ancient forests?
By Tria Donaldson Photo: Hiker at the Red Creek Fir I have recently started working for a more traditional...
Controversial forest facing harvest
The imminent logging of an endangered Nanoose Bay ecosystem prompted a rare emergency resolution at the annual general...
Write Now to Stop proposed expansion to Line Creek Coal Mine in the Kootenays
Northern Lights, Gardens and Trails
We just arrived back from an incredible early season experience out at Hollow Water in the Heart of the Boreal. With...
Wilderness Committee Applauds Ethical Bean for Re‑thinking Incineration of Coffee Bags
Metro Vancouver's garbage incineration plan under fire
Intact forest map shows significance of the Heart of the Boreal
The Wilderness Committee has published a map that makes it easier to realize the significance of the Heart of the...
Environmental Standards Left Behind in BC’s "Clean Power" Call
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