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Environmental coalition says BC needs more wildlife refuges
Fernie – A coalition of environmental and conservation groups is calling on the BC Wildlife Federation (BCWF) to work with them to create a system of wildlife refuges to ensure healthy wildlife...
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A 30,000-year-old horse bone is found in the Peace River Valley
Fort St. John – In the midst of legal cases against the Site C Dam, the Treaty 8 Tribal Association has found a 30,000-year-old prehistoric horse bone in the Peace River Valley. The Peace River Valley...
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Conservationists applaud as environmental assessment deals blow to Jumbo...
East Kootenay – BC’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) issued a setback to the effort to build the Jumbo Glacier Resort development in the mountainous region west of Invermere, BC. The...
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First Nations Bring Mercury-Contaminated Fish to BC Legislature to Protest...
Victoria – Bull trout caught and tested by Treaty 8 First Nations in northern B.C. are so contaminated with mercury they are unsafe for human consumption, says a science study released today by the...
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Old growth and eagles’ nests spared from Site C construction
Fort St. John – The British Columbia Supreme Court issued its ruling last week on the application brought by West Moberly First Nations and Prophet River First Nation to stop construction on the Site C...
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Alberta announces full protection for Castle Special Place
Haig Pass in the Castle. Photo: Harvey Locke. Blairmore – After more than 40 years of pressure from local business, advocates and community members, the remainder of the Castle Special Place has been...
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Conservationists Celebrate Expanded Protection for the Castle
Photo: Stephen Legault Fernie – After a 40-year-long struggle between advocacy groups and the government, the Alberta Government has announced that it will expand protection in the Castle wilderness...
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Environmental groups win right to appeal endangered species decision
Toronto – The Ontario Court of Appeal has granted Ontario Nature and Wildlands League leave to appeal a lower court ruling that puts already endangered species at further risk of extinction....
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Manitoba Premier urged to ban mining in provincial parks
Manitoba’s Nopiming Provincial Park Winnipeg – The Wilderness Committee has delivered 3,600 letters to Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger, asking for a ban on mining in provincial parks. The timely...
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Wilderness Committee back in court to fight injunction
Image from Wilderness Committee Victoria – Lawyers from Ecojustice are in court seeking to prevent or constrain an injunction application being brought by logging company Teal Jones. The Surrey-based...
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