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Four people stand at the edge of a wetland with their backs to the camera.  The one on the far left, an older man wearing hunting orange, gestures across the water.
Columns
Manitoba
Nature Protection for All
Parks are the pride and joy of small towns. They sustain visitors that bring money into the community and they add to...
This image shows the title page of the Wilderness Committee's report, The Race to Protect 30%
Media Releases
National Campaigns
Hard‑hitting new report shows Canada is failing 30x30 conservation goal
The Race to Protect 30% released today assesses how governments across the country are falling short VANCOUVER /...
A sunset over a lake
Columns
Manitoba
Why the 2026 Manitoba budget needs to do more for nature
Manitoba is currently spending half of what it needs to protect the environment.
David Eby's photo on top of a photo of a flare stack.
Media Releases
British Columbia
Budget 2026 deepens austerity on climate and environment
Despite claims about ‘securing B.C.’s future’, provincial budget passes the buck on protecting biodiversity and...
News
Federal government taken to Court over 11‑year delay in protecting Caribou habitat
After more than a decade of broken promises, environmental groups say delay is driving iconic species toward...
A group of people standing in front of the B.C. legislature building, holding up a sign that says "Save Goldstream SELE₭TEȽ."
Media Releases
British Columbia
Indigenous‑led activism leads to halt of SELE₭TEȽ Goldstream highway project
Wilderness Committee celebrates victory along with W̱SÁNEĆ leaders and SELE₭TEȽ Goldstream Protectors group VICTORIA...
This is an image of a clearcutting in old-growth forests in North Vancouver Island.
Media Releases
British Columbia
Newest B.C. forestry review fails to protect old‑growth

Provincial Forestry Advisory Council report recycles past reviews, continues “talk-and-log” in B.C. VICTORIA/UNCEDED...

Cedar tree in Nuchatlaht Territory, end of description.
New Voices, Same Fights
Join us on February 26 at 7 p.m. in Victoria for an engaging evening with the newest voices in the Wilderness Committee campaign team.
Top down shot of forest in Tea Pot Valley
New Voices, Same Fights
Join us on February 25 at 7 p.m. in Vancouver for an engaging evening with the newest voices in the Wilderness Committee campaign team.
Author Mike Henry stands in old-growth forest in Algonquin Provincial Park. The sun is rising and there is golden light in the green branches. A dog with pale gold fur walks with him.
Columns
Ontario
Old‑growth forest in Algonquin Park slated for logging by 2031
Since 2022 we’ve been working with ecologist Mike Henry, author of Ontario’s Old-Growth Forests and volunteers to get...
locals gather at a connect the dots event
Columns
British Columbia
Connecting the dots between community challenges and climate change

12 events that brought communities together and inspired hope From July to November, we hosted the Connect the Dots...

Two colorful wood ducks swim in the shiny-smooth surface of the Seine river in Winnipeg.
Columns
Manitoba
Recognizing the precautionary principle
Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press on November 27, 2025. Sio Silica’s recent Environment Act proposal...
This is an image of a moss covered old-growth tree in Walbran Valley
Media Releases
British Columbia
B.C.'s Unkept Promises on Old‑growth Fuelling Recent Arrests
BC NDP’s “talk-and-log” approach destroys non-renewable ancient forests and drives conflict in Walbran Valley VICTORIA...
This is an image of juvenile piping plover, an endangered bird species in Canada.
Media Releases
Ontario
Ontario uses budget bill to remove parklands

Wilderness Committee condemns the sell-off of portions of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park TORONTO / TRADITIONAL...

This is an image of a spotted owl sitting on a tree branch.
Media Releases
National Campaigns
Wilderness Committee calls for end to logging in endangered species habitat as feds float logging handouts

Carney government commits $1.2 billion to subsidize the forest industry while evidence shows provinces approve...

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