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Media Releases
Throne speech recycles hollow promises on climate and the environment
VANCOUVER, COAST SALISH TERRITORY – There was little new commitment to take action on climate change in a throne...
Columns
Ontario
Pass or fail — Ford’s changes to the Endangered Species Act gets a litmus test
The members of the Committee on the Status of Species at Risk in Ontario (COSSARO) have their work cut out for them...
Videos
Video: Salmon Forest
Joe Foy visits the old-growth forests of the upper Chilliwack River to witness the run of Sockeye salmon that the...
Videos
Video: ACTION ALERT ‑ Tell BC to stop sabotaging endangered caribou
The rainforest in the Argonaut Creek, north of Revelstoke is an incredible place, with giant ancient cedars — but...
Media Releases
B.C. to destroy old‑growth caribou habitat, sabotaging restoration efforts nearby
VANCOUVER – Days after the province announced a new provincial approach to old-growth forests, conservation groups are...
Videos
Video: Silverdaisy Trail Work Party
Follow the Wilderness Committee's trail team as they snip their way along the old Silverdaisy Trail in the Donut Hole...
Columns
British Columbia
Independent old‑growth report marks opportunity for change in forests in BC
The battle to protect old-growth forests is a fight some of you have been involved in for decades. As a result of your...
Columns
British Columbia
B.C. government releases old‑growth report and responds to decades of activism with solid first steps in key areas
Logging deferrals on 353,000 hectares of forest are encouraging, the BC government must expand this to protect all...
Videos
Video: 26 Mile Valley Backpack
Wilderness Committee protected areas campaigner Joe Foy and his friend Ecojustice executive director Devon Page...
Videos
Ontario
Video: How can we protect the Catchacoma old‑growth hemlock forest?
Our campaigner Katie Krelove recently visited the old growth eastern hemlcock forest north of Catchacoma lake in...
Videos
Video: Trans Mountain Pipeline Construction Update August 2020 from the Coquihalla Summit
Trans Mountain's workers are out in the Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area and due to start cutting trees in the park...
Columns
Manitoba
A new frack sand project in town?
A truly horrible project is being proposed for east of Winnipeg in Springfield: mining cancer-causing silica sand from...
Columns
Manitoba
Provincial park pass problems persisting
Manitoba’s new provincial park pass system is an expensive and ill-considered barrier to the wonderful wilderness...
Columns
Ontario
Why is 2020‑21 a key year for Algonquin Park protection?
In a time of climate, biodiversity and health crises, the science is clear: we need to protect more nature. It’s time...
Media Releases
Ontario
Groups sue Ford government for unlawful failure to consult public on Bill 197
Environmental organizations allege serial misconduct by Ontario government on environmental changes TORONTO –...
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