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Threatened boreal caribou in crisis across Canada
WINNIPEG - The Wilderness Committee has just released a report highlighting the urgent need to protect Canada’s iconic...
Manitoba will join with Nunavut to monitor essential caribou herd
Manitoba is partnering with the government of Nunavut to assess the state of a caribou herd that's an essential food...
National organization slams Manitoba environment survey
A national environmental group says a Manitoba government survey asking for input on climate-change policy is a waste...
Hammering out our differences: reflections on our state of the rainforest tour
By Torrance Coste Last Tuesday, a woodlot operator from northern Vancouver Island challenged my colleagues and I at a...
Government's Climate and Green Plan waste of time and money
WINNIPEG - The Wilderness Committee is calling out the Manitoba government’s Climate and Green Plan survey as a waste...
Opinion: Shipping raw logs out of B.C. is bleeding our forest industry and communities dry
By Torrance Coste & Scott Doherty The Vancouver Sun, March 21, 2017 Early this month, a paper mill on Vancouver Island...
Budget shows low‑carbon future is imminent
VANCOUVER – While the federal government invests in moving Canada towards a low-carbon economy, Budget 2017 throws...
Environmentalists speak to Port Hardy crowd about old growth and raw logs
Two self-described "friendly neighbourhood environmentalists" came to logging country this week to rail against...
What $1 Million in Fossil Fuel Money Buys in BC Politics
By Peter McCartney The Tyee, March 14, 2017 So far, LNG industry hasn’t done much except fill BC Liberal coffers...
Island sanctuaries should become provincial parks
Indigenous communities and conservation groups ask Manitobans to help protect nature, culture, and economic...
A failure to Act? Just 10 convictions Canada‑wide in 13 years under federal species‑at‑risk law
The federal government has secured just 10 convictions out of 444 enforcement cases opened since the Species At Risk...
Proposed legislation calls for fewer inspections of drinking water infrastructure
The Pallister government is being accused of undermining environmental and ecological protections under the guise of...
New energy Crown will pay for itself: minister
A new Crown corporation dedicated to reducing Manitoba's energy consumption will more than pay for itself if it can...
Environmental group blasts BC Liberals for LNG donations
There is another push to get so-called “big money” out of BC politics, this time from the Wilderness Committee. The...
Reaction mixed from interest groups responding to B.C.'s 2017‑18 budget
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s 2017-18 budget was announced Tuesday by Finance Minister Mike de Jong and elicited mixed...
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