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Media Releases
Logging company plans to decimate habitat of B.C.'s largest at‑risk western toad population
VANCOUVER – A community-based logging company in Nakusp, B.C. has refused to set aside at-risk western toad habitat...
Columns
National Campaigns
Election 2019: What now?
If you have a sense of foreboding over the upcoming federal election you’re not alone. It seems few people are excited...
News
National Campaigns
Radio: Cuts to the U.S. Endangered Species Act and what effects it will have on Canada's environment
Conservation and Policy Campaigner Charlotte Dawe talks to Spice Radio about the recent cuts to the U.S. Endangered...
News
Radio: Clearing up Election Canada's climate change warnings
Climate Campaigner Peter McCartney talking to Spice Radio about how Elections Canada said climate change could be a...
Media Releases
British Columbia
Canada's $175 million investment in nature kicks off conservation projects in every province and territory
Parks Canada also releases progress update on 75 commitments to prioritize ecological integrity and improve...
Videos
TV News Story ‑ Salmon rescue too little too late
This is a TV news story about growing public concern about how the federal government is handling the rock slide that...
News
Environmentalists slam response to Fraser River rock slide
The future of one of British Columbia’s most important salmon spawning cycles is very much in doubt. Environmentalists...
News
Canadian groups oppose Skagit River watershed mining
VANCOUVER, BC — Several businesses and organizations voiced their opposition to proposed mining in the headwaters of...
News
British Columbia's dirty natural gas secret
When I told people I was heading to northeastern British Columbia to check out fracking sites, the most common...
Columns
Manitoba
Manitoba Votes 2019: Candidate Survey Results
The Wilderness Committee distributed a survey to all candidates campaigning in the upcoming provincial election. We...
Media Releases
Manitoba
All election candidates surveyed on environmental commitments
Positions are being sought on climate action, park protection and saving Lake Winnipeg WINNIPEG – The Wilderness...
News
Proposed mine between two provincial parks draws cross‑border opposition
Opponents of a proposed mining operation in the space between two provincial parks in B.C.'s Interior say they have...
News
140 organizations and officials oppose exploratory drilling in area between 2 protected B.C. parks
Imperial Metals seeking permit in the Skagit headwaters just north of the U.S. border The list of organizations and...
Columns
Editorial: WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO FINALLY SAVE THE SKAGIT RIVER?
After public outcry saved this natural gem, proposed development jeopardizes it again, Ken Farquharson and Tom Perry...
News
Groups oppose proposed mining
Twenty-nine conservation, recreation, wildlife organizations and businesses voiced their opposition Tuesday to...
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