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Treats for business in B.C. budget, but concerns as well over Trump‑led administration
Businesses are getting a boost from B.C.’s $50.2-billion operating budget from tax cuts to eliminate the provincial...
MSP Premiums Cut in Pre‑Election Budget
Most British Columbians will see their Medical Service Plan premiums cut to 1992 levels beginning next year, Finance...
Wild Times ‑ Discovering Life
March/April 2017 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel, as he examines the plight of life in the...
Tories' attitude on environment not just dismissive, but inept
By Eric Reder Winnipeg Free Press, January 19, 2017 This past December, we witnessed the first loss of protected lands...
Over 40,000 people call for a BC endangered species law
VANCOUVER - Today, the Wilderness Committee delivered 40,090 petition signatures calling for provincial endangered...
Gas industry pumps up BC Liberal election with $1M
VANCOUVER - Research from the Wilderness Committee has revealed shocking details of how, since the last provincial...
It’s time for the BC government to curb raw log exports and boost value‑added forestry jobs, say unions and environmental groups
VANCOUVER — Between 2013 and 2016, more raw logs were shipped from BC than during any other four-year period in the...
TV News Story ‑ BC Budget shortchanges parks and environment
This is a TV news story about the annual BC government budget announcement. The Wilderness Committee's Joe Foy makes...
BC budget 2017 provides band‑aid solutions for the environment
VICTORIA - The 2017 BC budget showcases another year of overall stagnation in terms of funding for environmental...
Throne speech promises to ‘pay back’ B.C. taxpayers
Angry protesters aren’t feeling the love this Valentine’s Day as they gather outside the B.C. Legislature. “The status...
Double whammy of bad bridge news for City of Richmond
On the heels of receiving a letter from Canada’s Minister of Environment stating that the federal government would not...
Island First Nation bans mining and clearcutting
The Ahousaht First Nation says mining and clearcutting will be banned in its territory in favour of long-term...
TV News Story ‑ Rally at the opening of the BC Legislature
This is a TV news story about a rally at the opening of the BC Legislature organized by several environmental groups...
TV News Story ‑ Throne Speech rally at the Victoria Legislature
This is a TV news story about a rally put on by several environmental organizations including the Wilderness Committee...
Time to get off the logging roller‑coaster
For 10 years, I’ve wandered through our northern forest, walking through clearcuts auditing the logging operations, or...
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