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Wild Times ‑ Skytrain Salmon
November/December 2016 Read Joe Foy's Wild Times column in the Watershed Sentinel, as he looks at what it takes to...
TV News Story ‑ Trump win puts pressure on BC environment
This is a TV news story about the effect that the new US leader, Donald Trump is predicted to have on British Columbia...
Coalition Hosting a Public Town Hall on Revising Canada’s Environmental Laws
WINNIPEG — Leading environment and policy groups are driving the conversation about Canada’s environmental laws by...
Federal government's Oceans Protection Plan an act of theatre
VANCOUVER, BC — Spill response measures announced in Vancouver by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of...
Bella Bella diesel spill response ‘a joke’, say critics
A major setback for crews trying to contain a fuel spills on B.C.’s central coast: one of the booms around the...
Woodfibre LNG decision an investment in climate peril
VANCOUVER, BC — On the heels of a final investment decision by Singapore-based RGE Pte.Ltd on Woodfibre LNG...
PM’s pipeline panel has only made things worse
Vancouver Observer - November 3, 2016 By Peter McCartney - Wilderness Committee Climate Campaigner There’s nothing...
Pipeline report glosses over opposition
VANCOUVER, BC — A just released federal government report about the public meetings held this past summer about the...
Walbran Wednesday Nov 2nd Target Announcement
Another month, another round of #WalbranWednesday! This #WalbranWednesday, we’re calling on Minister of Environment...
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...
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