I am writing to alert you to an alarming situation in the wild forests near Chilliwack Lake. Right now, big, 140 year-old trees are being chopped down to build logging roads into forests that were supposed to have been set aside to protect essential habitat for the critically endangered northern spotted owl.
A David versus Goliath battle of epic proportions is shaping up on BC’s Cortes Island. At stake are some of the last remnants of old-growth Douglas Fir forests left anywhere in the world.
On Monday, the federal government announced that they were accepting public comments for an Environmental Assessment for Taseko Mines Ltd's New Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine project.
