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LiveSmart dies young: Fans of the provincial policy say its demise will hurt B.C.'s growing green industry
VICTORIA — Special to The Globe and Mail Companies specializing in green energy solutions are seeing red over the...
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Manitoba
Visitors in the Upper Whitemouth Area

The cleanest river in southern Manitoba was murky brown. I was disappointed. Young North, Uncle Paul and I had aimed...

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Ecologists fight logging road in Manitoba park
Environmental advocates are upset that the Manitoba government — which has banned logging in provincial parks — has...
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Logging road may spark court battle
Local environmentalists may go to court to block a logging road proposed for Grass River Provincial Park and to...
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Wilderness Committee Attends Large Wild Salmon Rally in front of DFO Offices
At noon yesterday (Aug. 20th) there was a large rally held in front of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (aka DFO) Pacific...
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Commission ruling leaves private power producers crying a river
You can bet your bottom dollar that the July 27 ruling by the BC Utilities Commission on BC Hydro's 2008 Long Term...
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Media Releases
Wilderness Committee Slams Cancellation of Live Smart Program
Vancouver, BC – The Wilderness Committee is crying foul over the provincial government’s controversial decision to...
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International Expert Joins Call for a Moratorium on Incinerators in BC
Vancouver - World renowned environmental and human health advocate Dr. Paul Connett today joined local activists to...
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Manitoba
Newly released map shows woodland caribou range in authorized logging area

The federal and Manitoba provincial species acts require caribou habitat be protected, but logging is ongoing in the...

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Clayoquot River Valley Witness Trail ‑ Week 2
submitted by Andy Miller Week 2 on the trail crew was sunny and warm. My job was to escort a fresh team of volunteer...
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Clayoquot River Valley Witness Trail ‑ Reclearing Trip ‑ Week 1
Photo: by Geoff Senichenko - Trail Crew taking a break near Murrelet Lakes in beautiful Clayoquot River Valley. I just...
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Five‑dam proposal in West Kootenay riles residents
Diverse groups unite in concern over potential environmental impact West Kootenay citizens are fighting a pending run...
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Plutonic's EIS will be delayed until early 2010
Photo: Southgate River in Bute Inlet watershed It's going to take longer than first thought for Plutonic Power to...
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GREEN SCENE: Why we need Port Moody's Burrard Thermal
On July 27, the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) ruled that BC Hydro’s Burrard Thermal generating plant in Port Moody...
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Anne Murray: Paving paradise to put up the South Fraser Perimeter Road
Alert drivers along Highway 99 and Highway 17 through Delta will notice the massive destruction of farmland underway...

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