British Columbia

International activists join protest camp in bid to save endangered species

Monday, May 11, 2009 - 5:00pm

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Active logging operation spoiling one of BC’s last spotted owl sanctuaries says Wilderness Committee

Coal: BC’s Dirty Secret

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Monday, March 8, 2010 (All day)

BC has a dirty secret: coal is the dirtiest fossil fuel of all and BC is North America’s biggest coal exporter.

The BC Budget Pushes Environment Off the Podium

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 (All day)

The provincial Budget offered little relief to British Columbia’s beleaguered environment.

Lower Environmental Standards Likely Outcome of BC Throne Speech, say Two Leading Environmental Groups

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 (All day)

The Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC warned that the BC government’s 2010 Throne Speech could lead to lower environmental standards, a renewed gold-rush on contentious run-of-river developments, big dam construction and new coal mine development – all detrimental to BC’s environmental wellbeing.

Saving BC's Wild Salmon

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Monday, January 4, 2010 (All day)

Wild Pacific salmon – sockeye, coho, chum, chinook and pink – have always been at the heart of life and culture on the coast of British Columbia. But now, as wild salmon numbers decline steeply, the very existence of our once mighty salmon runs is at stake.

Wilderness Committee Supports Proposed BC Government Protection for Highly Endangered Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystem

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 (All day)

The Wilderness Committee is praising the government for proposed protection of key endangered Coastal Douglas-fir ecosystems, and wants the process to go further and include all the parcels of Crown Land on the east side of Vancouver Island.

Wilderness Committee and Zero Waste BC applaud New Eyes on Metro Waste Management Committee

Friday, January 22, 2010 (All day)

Groups working to stop the construction of new waste incineration facilities in Metro Vancouver were pleased to learn about a major change in leadership in Metro Vancouver’s Waste Management Committee.

 
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