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Mining Skagit River headwaters invites disaster
For the good of our shared region, the government of British Columbia must listen to the chorus rising against the...
Media Releases
British Columbia
BC Timber Sales clearcutting old‑growth rainforest in Tsitika Valley, Schmidt Creek region
Clearcuts in climate-resilient rainforest lack Kwakwaka’wakw consent, threaten ecosystems and downstream orca rubbing...
News
Manitoba
Protestors want licence for silica project cancelled
Several dozen protesters gathered in Winnipeg on Wednesday to rally against a silica sand mine proposed for...
Media Releases
Ontario
Environmental groups are pursuing Health Canada in Federal Court
Delay cancelling certain uses of neonicotinoid pesticide unlawful Toronto, May 30, 2019 – Ecojustice, on behalf of...
Columns
National Campaigns
How could a Green New Deal build your community?
It’s 2030, ten years after Canada launched an ambitious program to fight climate change and put millions of people to...
News
Radio: Court rules against BC government on pipeline challenge ‑ what's next?
CBC Island Radio talks with Climate Campaigner Peter McCartney about what's next for resistance against the Trans...
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Court rules B.C. can't limit oil shipments in major blow for pipeline fight
VANCOUVER - British Columbia lost the largest tool in its toolbox to halt the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion with a...
Videos
TV News Story ‑ What BC can still do to stop the Trans Mountain Pipeline
This is a TV news interview with Joe Foy, Wilderness Committee Co-executive director about what BC can do to stop the...
Videos
TV News Story ‑ Court rules B.C. can’t limit oil shipments in pipeline
This is a TV news story about a Court of Appeal ruling that found B.C.’s proposed law, which aimed to give the...
Videos
TV News Story ‑ NDP government vows to appeal Trans Mountain pipeline court loss
The NDP government says it will appeal a unanimous decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal that the province has no right...
Media Releases
Horgan must do more to stop Trans Mountain after court loss
VANCOUVER - Now that the BC Court of Appeals has ruled the provincial government does not have the authority to ban...
Media Releases
Terminal 2 expansion threatens orcas, salmon and climate action
Conservation groups outline key environmental concerns to federal panel May 23 VANCOUVER — Today, conservation groups...
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Columns
National Campaigns
Leadership changes at the Wilderness Committee
The Wilderness Committee Board of Directors is excited to announce the promotion of Beth Clarke, our former Co...
News
International Biodiversity Day: Protecting caribou and supporting people's dignity
On this day, the International Day for Biodiversity, we take stock of the sobering statistics recently released in a...
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