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TV News Story ‑ Kinder Morgan Pipeline approved by Premier Clark
This is a TV news story about the announcement by BC Premier Christy Clark of the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans...
Wild Times ‑ The Fixed Game
January/February 2017 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel , as he sifts through government...
Year in Review ‑ Earthquake that shook South Okanagan wasn’t unusual phenomenon in this area
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake that rattled many people from their morning sleep in September wasn’t an unusual phenomenon...
Endangered western toads featured in film
World Community has teamed up with the Wilderness Committee to screen the new film Toad People (76 minutes) on Monday...
Watch the Wilderness Committee's Holiday Video
2016 has been a challenging year for so many reasons. Yet the hardest times always serve a purpose. Over the past year...
B.C. NDP Leader John Horgan open to shutting down Site C dam
NDP Leader John Horgan says while he would be prepared to shut down the hydroelectric dam if a postelection review by...
B.C. Liberal MP acknowledges pipeline concerns as critics call for him to quit party
The Liberal MP for the Lower Mainland riding that will receive diluted bitumen from the expanded Trans Mountain...
Climate Framework Completely Misses the Point
While today’s Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change is a much needed start towards reducing Canada...
Trudeau green lights Kinder Morgan pipeline, rejects Northern Gateway
The Trudeau government has approved one controversial B.C. oil pipeline to the Pacific and rejected the second. The...
Gwen Barlee’s love of wildlife came naturally
Gwen Barlee gets a lot of calls at work from ordinary people. She remembers someone phoning the Vancouver headquarters...
Alberta premier promotes economic benefits of Kinder Morgan pipeline
VICTORIA — Alberta’s premier began her pipeline sales pitch to British Columbians on Monday by arguing that the...
A Feast for the Peace Potluck
Every once in a while at the Wilderness Committee's Vancouver office we have a staff potluck. This month, inspired by...
Walbran Wednesday Dec 7 Target Announcement
It’s the first week of the month, which means it’s time for #WalbranWednesday! It’s been a very busy year in our...
Veteran activist says Trans Mountain could become next "war in the woods"
There have been promises of more protests now that the federal government has approved the TransMountain pipeline...
Government neglect for woodland caribou, Manitoba's reindeer cousins, continues
WINNIPEG — As seasonal talk of pulling Santa's sleigh begins, the Wilderness Committee is warning the provincial...
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