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Editorial rant: Caribou, moose, wolves, and government obtuseness
Does it seem odd (to put it mildly) that our provincial government is willing to spend between $4,300 and $10,000 per...
News
Ontario
First Nations seeking judicial review of decision to deny environmental assessment to forestry plan
A number of Indigenous and environmental groups are challenging Ontario's policy changes Three more First Nations...
News
B.C. government to destroy old‑growth caribou habitat
Days after the province announced a new provincial approach to old-growth forests, conservation groups have learned...
Columns
Manitoba
Peatlands are climate powerhouses
This is a selection from our educational report, The Future is Wild. WHY NOW? A growing global movement aims to lock...
News
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion could be at least two months late
Last week, Trans Mountain said its pipeline expansion project is on schedule to be done by the end of 2022. But the...
News
British Columbia
Comox Valley protesters send message over old‑growth logging
Event in downtown Courtenay was part of wider event on Friday Protesters spread themselves around Sid Williams Plaza...
Columns
Manitoba
Peat mining in 2020: A new fight with an old foe
An Environment Act Proposal to operate a new peat strip mine in the Evergreen Bog ( map) has been filed, and the...
Media Releases
Ontario
Ford government negligent in environmental protections — auditor general reports
TORONTO – Several scathing reports released by Ontario’s auditor general this week revealed a disturbing disregard for...
News
Ontario
Canada’s parks are the ultimate essential service
Colin Campbell is the president of the Elders Council for Parks in British Columbia and the former director of...
Videos
Ontario
Video: RIVERSIDE RANT ‑ Tell your MPP hands off Ontario's Conservation Authorities
Ontario's recent budget bill included proposals to cut the power of conservation authorities in development decisions...
Columns
Wild Times: 26 Mile Miracle
It’s time for the BC government to extinguish mineral tenure in the “donut hole” and designate the entire area as...
Videos
British Columbia
Webinar: Nuchatlaht Land Back Recording 2020
Hear from the Nuchatlaht people about their groundbreaking title case, their strong and sustainable vision for their...
News
Peter McCartney: Fracking shatters illusions of a clean B.C.
Wind howls in my ears. My fingers are numb. It’s midnight and I’m on top of Pink Mountain, near Mile 147 of the Alaska...
News
British Columbia
The New Faces of BC’s Old‑Growth Activism
It’s not mom and dad’s ‘War in the Woods.’ Meet the forest rebels trying to decolonize direct action. Last in a series...
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Conservation groups blast province for logging in caribou habitat near Revelstoke
Conservation groups are calling on the provincial government to stop logging caribou habitat near Revelstoke. Days ago...
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