Ancient tree grove discovered in BC’s threatened Walbran Valley forest
Image: Wilderness Committee Victoria – Environmental activists with the Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC have found a remarkable old-growth forest grove in the Central Walbran Valley, an area...
View ArticleWilderness Committee back in court to fight injunction
Image from Wilderness Committee Victoria – Lawyers from Ecojustice are in court seeking to prevent or constrain an injunction application being brought by logging company Teal Jones. The Surrey-based...
View ArticleEnvironmental groups call for cleaner BC mining
Vancouver – Environmental groups are calling on the BC government and mining companies to commit to better practices and stronger regulations to protect the environment and communities from industrial...
View ArticleImminent logging threatens toad habitat near Nakusp, BC
Western toad near Summit Lake, BC. (Photo: Kerri Martin) Vancouver – The BC government has approved logging near Summit Lake, 14 kilometres outside of the Village of Nakusp in the core habitat of the...
View ArticleBC groups urge Canada to reject extension of Enbridge pipeline permit
Prince Rupert – Northern BC residents, community and environmental groups today sent a joint letter appealing to Prime Minister Trudeau to step in and reject the new three-year extension granted by the...
View ArticleProtected toadlets threatened by logging operations in Nakusp, BC
Western toad in front of logging grader at Summit Lake, BC. (Photo: ICandyFilms) Nakusp – A recent photo and video expedition has revealed thousands of Western Toads are dispersing into their forested...
View ArticleOn World Oceans Day, BC’s Coastal First Nations urge more marine protection
Image from Coastal First Nations Vancouver – On World Oceans Day, Coastal First Nations said the Federal Government’s renewed commitment to ocean protection and co-management is an important step...
View ArticleBC lags behind other provinces on climate action
Vancouver – Despite continued claims of climate leadership from Premier Christy Clark, B.C.’s actions and commitments to date mean that B.C. is a climate laggard when compared to Canada’s other most...
View ArticleCourt ruling shuts door on Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline
Vancouver – Northern Gateway opponents are celebrating a landmark court decision that strikes down the federal government’s approval of Enbridge’s controversial pipeline project. “The court has...
View ArticleBC First Nations and Province sign marine plan implementation agreements
Victoria – The BC Government and 17 coastal First Nations have signed implementation agreements for four Marine Planning Partnership (MaPP) marine plans, collaboratively developed for the North Pacific...
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