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Water commission unanimously opposes Malahat detour in watershed
Members of the Regional Water Supply Commission have unanimously opposed the idea of building an emergency Malahat...
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Manitoba
Video: We need more nature in our Lake Winnipeg watershed
Lake Winnipeg is again making news headlines as ugly algae blooms rear up in the height of this summer’s heat. One...
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Columns
Manitoba
Toxic green‑blue symptoms of our water care

Lake Winnipeg is again making news headlines as ugly algae blooms rear up in the height of this summer’s heat. So what...

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Video: Logging and mining threat in the middle of Manning and Skagit provincial parks
Joe Foy's video blog about his latest trip to check out the logging and mining threat in the Donut Hole between...
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British Columbia
Video: Nootka Island Old‑Growth Logging
Our Campaign Organizer Emily visited Nootka Island on Mowachat/Muchalaht and Nuchatlaht territory and found some of...
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Letter: Indigenous rights, caribou recovery and anti‑racism investigation
The Honourable John Horgan, M.L.A Premier of British Columbia Victoria, BC Dear Premier, Re: Indigenous rights...
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Opinion: Why Canada keeps missing its climate targets
I can forgive most people for glazing over at the mention of climate targets. They’re the stuff of wonky technocrats...
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New hydro power sites: a persistent problem
BC Hydro’s Site C hydro dam project in Canada is going ahead, despite protests from environmental and First Nations...
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Opinion: Plenty of reasons for New West residents to oppose TMX
If you think the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project is just Burnaby’s problem, we’d like to point out a couple...
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Radio: Joe Foy on the Mount Polley mine disaster 5 years later
Joe Foy talks with Stephen Quinn on CBC The Early Edition about the 5 year anniversary of the Mount Polley mine...
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TV News Story ‑ Five Year Anniversary of Mount Polley Mine disaster and still no charges
This is a TV news interview with the Wilderness Committee's Joe Foy about the impending deadline to lay federal...
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Media Releases
Largest Canadian mine tailings spill ever and still no charges
VANCOUVER - The five-year anniversary for the Mount Polley mine tailings dam failure is this Sunday and along with it...
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TV News Story ‑ Federal deadline for Mount Polley charges nearly here
This is a TV news story about the five year anniversary of the massive Mount Polley Mine tailings dam disaster and the...
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Radio: Joe Foy on spotted owls and old‑growth logging

Co-Executive Director Joe Foy talks about the endangered spotted owl and old-growth logging in British Columbia with...

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TV News Story ‑ BC Drinking Water at Risk
This is a TV news story about the BC Auditor General's report on drinking water in the province. The report found that...

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