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Defending Public Lands

In Canada most of the land is still publicly owned, this gives governments a tremendous opportunity to manage the land base for both the environment and the public good. The Wilderness Committee campaigns to keep public land free of inappropriate private development, and to ensure parks and other protected areas are well managed.

BC's Provincial Parks

People come from around the world to visit BC's Provincial Parks because they offer something in short supply in the rest of the world: a clean, natural and unspoiled environment. This makes BC both a desirable place to visit and a desirable place to live. BC's parks are an important part of BC's environmental legacy - a public trust where people can go to walk, hike, swim, camp, bird watch and reconnect with nature.

BC's Rivers at Risk

Rainbow, Burnt Bridge, Chipmunk, Tzoonie, Volcano and Statlu are not just colourful names they are some of the many wild creeks and rivers found throughout British Columbia. They are also just a few of the 600 water bodies that have been staked by private power corporations over the last seven years in BC.

Manitoba's Provincial Parks

Manitoba’s provincial parks are home to remote sparkling lakes, clear rivers, sandy beaches and wild boreal forests. You can hike through natural grasslands in Spruce Woods, relax on the sand at Grand Beach, cross-country ski at Duck Mountain, spot rare orchids in Nopiming, or paddle down world-famous canoeing rivers in Atikaki.

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