Take Action

Grassroots action is very effective and can spread awareness to every community in Canada. The Wilderness Committee always works within the law and uses public awareness campaigns combined with rallies, public presentations, etc. to win campaigns. Be part of our successful campaigns: get involved!

Upcoming Events

Rivers at Risk: Saving Bute Inlet from General Electric

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

March 30 7:00-9:00 pm Social Sciences & Math Building Room A120 UVIC

Find out what you can do to save Bute Inlet and hundreds of BC's rivers from poorly planned, environmentally destructive power projects, and why we need to produce clean power the right way.

Speakers include Michael M'Gonigle, George Heyman of Sierra Club, Gwen Barlee and Joe Foy of the Wilderness Committee, with a slide show by Friends of Bute Inlet.

Sponsored by:
the Wilderness Committee, Sierra Club BC, Watershed Watch, BC Creekside Protection, and Friends of Bute Inlet

Campaign Actions

Write a Letter to Save Bute Inlet

Tell Premier Campbell what you think about this threat to BC rivers and wildlife.

Bute Inlet is one of the most stunning areas of the BC coast, a remote place full of towering mountains, beautiful rivers and abundant wildlife.
Save the Northern Spotted Owl - Write a letter

One of the most effective ways to effect change is to write a letter. Although it takes a little more time, a simple typed or handwritten letter is considered to represent 500 like-minded citizens. If you are concerned about the imminent extinction of the Northern spotted owl in Canada please contact the BC Premier and say that you want an immediate moratorium on logging in spotted owl habitat.
Stop Waste Incineration in the Lower Mainland

Write Your Letter Here

Metro Vancouver (formerly the GVRD) is considering a proposal to build six garbage incinerators (some times called Waste-to-Energy by the industry) in communities across the Lower Mainland.
Write a Letter to Save The Boreal

Write Your Letter Here

In our newspaper Canada's Threatened Bird Nursery: The Boreal Forest we outline a bold plan to save not just the