• Help Metro Vancouver Stop Coal Shipping Expansion!

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    Back in November 2012, we told you about the risk that Greater Vancouver could become the biggest coal exporter in North America. In the United States, Big Coal has continued to push hard to get its dirty products over the border to Vancouver, because they know we don't have the same legal protections for the environment as our neighbours to the south in Washington State.

    New proposals for coal export expansions in the Metro Vancouver region have raised serious concerns about climate change and local health impacts. Right now we have the chance to speak up about one coal shipping proposal that is not yet approved, and to show our support for a Metro Vancouver committee that's trying to stop it.

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  • Environmentalists and citizens call for public hearing on new coal terminal

    News Release - May 23, 2013

    Hundreds of letters opposing Fraser Surrey Docks coal facility delivered to Port Metro Vancouver

    VANCOUVER – The Wilderness Committee, along with allied environmental groups and concerned residents of the Lower Mainland, is confronting Port Metro Vancouver today with a delegation and rally to express opposition and concern over plans for a new coal export facility at Fraser Surrey Docks.

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  • Let's Stand Up for BC's Provincial Parks!

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    Are you planning on heading out into the great outdoors this summer?

    If you do, chances are you will be visiting one of Canada’s magnificent provincial or national parks or protected areas.

    Canadians love nature, and here in BC, we are very lucky that our parks protect some of the best of the province. Whether you want to hike old-growth trails, visit an awe-inspiring waterfall or simply sit on the beach and reconnect with the wild – you can do it all in a provincial park.

    Unfortunately, right now our incredible BC parks are in trouble.

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  • Raven Coal Mine Application Rejected by Regulators

    News Release - May 17, 2013

    VICTORIA – The BC Environmental Assessment Office announced today that it has rejected the application for Compliance Energy’s proposed Raven Coal Mine, located near Fanny Bay in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island.

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