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TV News Story - Site C Megadam Town Hall in Vancouver a Full House
This is a TV news story about the Site C Megadam Town Hall in Vancouver which was hosted by the Wilderness Committee...
TV News Story - Bella Bella Diesel Spill Response Criticised
This is a TV news report about the Nathan E. Stewart tug boat, which ran aground near Bella Bella on Oct.13. An...
Reports find B.C. government failing to clamp down on suspect logging practices
Colin Richardson has fished along the Skidegate Channel in Haida Gwaii all his life. As a child, he worked as a...
MiningWatch Canada Files Charges Against B.C. Government and Mount Polley Mine for 2014 Tailings Pond Disaster
Williams Lake, B.C. - Yesterday, MiningWatch Canada filed a private prosecution against the B.C. government and the...
Site C worker lodge ready to house 1,600 employees in Fort St. John
Approximately a year after construction began, BC Hydro's Site C emplolyee accommodation lodge is ready to house 1,600...
Trudeau's carbon price plan won't raise B.C. tax until 2021
Trudeau's new carbon pricing scheme is being called a "sledgehammer" by Conservatives and a "betrayal" by Saskatchewan...
Trudeau Liberals Approve Petronas LNG Project on BC’s Coast
Environmentalists immediately condemn decision: ‘Honestly, we expected better.The federal government has given...
MiningWatch Canada Files Charges Against B.C. Government and Mount Polley Mine for 2014 Tailings Pond Disaster
WILLIAMS LAKE - MiningWatch Canada today filed a private prosecution against the B.C. government and the Mount Polley...
Damaged trails discovered in Nopiming Provincial Park
WINNIPEG — The Wilderness Committee is highlighting continuing damage to Nopiming Provincial Park from off-road...
Damaged trails discovered in Nopiming Provincial Park
WINNIPEG — The Wilderness Committee is highlighting continuing damage to Nopiming Provincial Park from off-road...
Time to get off the logging roller-coaster
By Eric Reder Winnipeg Free Press, October 11, 2016 For 10 years, I’ve wandered through our northern forest, walking...
Groups across Canada urge Premier Christy Clark to reject Kinder Morgan
"We are calling on Premier Clark to reject the pipeline on the basis that her spill conditions cannot be met."...
Walbran Wednesday Oct 5 Target Announcement
Another month, another round of #WalbranWednesday! For more than a year, logging corporation Teal Jones and the BC...
The carbon price is too little, too late
Tepid action from the federal government on global climate crisis. VANCOUVER, BC – Wilderness Committee is glad a...
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