Viewing mining’s effects on First Nations through the lens of aboriginal rights
Monday, October 31, 2011 A Guest Post by Bonnie Docherty, Lecturer on Law and Senior Clinical Inst...
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Oops! HDI is more of an uncle to Taseko than a parent
Wednesday, October 19, 2011 In a recent story we reported that Mr. Jason Quigley, formerly of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and Fisheries and...
Dimethoate re-evaluation reads like a riddle
Friday, October 14, 2011 Riddle me this. Riddle me that. ... Health Canada is in the process of re...
Local governments take a stand on nature and climate strategy
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Several days spent at the end of September at UBCM, the annual gatheri...
No pumping from Chemainus Aquifer for now
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Last July (2011) we told you about the Halalt First Nation’s win...
Revolving doors and New Prosperity’s new employee
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 While Taseko’s “New Prosperity” mine may be “new...
Vernon parents kick pesticides out of school fields
Friday, October 7, 2011 A group of parents and kids in Vernon are celebrating, after School Distri...
A ban on cosmetic pesticides is scientific and smart
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 The Premier and the opposition agree that there should be a ban on cosm...
Climate change is not an accident
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 Companies that are emitting a lot of greenhouse gas emissions – inc...
Victory: CRD says no to Marine Trail Resort
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 On September 13th, 2011, the Land Use Committee A of the Capital Regional District (CRD) voted to reject a rezoning proposal t...
For the Ecotourism Industry and Tsilhqot’in First Nation of Taseko Lake; ‘No’ Means No
Thursday, September 15, 2011 The strongest arguments bolstering economic and political support for...
Why Harper’s shot at PNCIMA also hit Enbridge in the foot
Thursday, September 15, 2011 The Canadian government recently withdrew suddenly and unexpectedly f...
Who’s better at muzzling scientists: Canada or the U.S.?
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 Recent revelations at the Cohen Commission that the Prime Minister&rs...
Comparing Prosperity Mine Assessments
Thursday, July 28, 2011 On 20 July 2011, only a week after a recent audit into the post-certificat...
Auditor General critical of Environmental Assessment Follow Up
Thursday, July 28, 2011 On 7 July 2011, John Doyle, the Auditor General of British Columbia, relea...
BC law fails to protect fish habitat
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 A BC Court of Appeal decision issued earlier this month (July 5th) has conf...
“No ‘elsewhere’ to go”
Friday, July 22, 2011 The Dene Tha’ First Nation has sought an order from the B.C. Supreme C...
Halalt Nation’s win protects Chemainus River
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 Last week (on July 13th), Madame Justice Wedge of the BC Supreme Court side...
Bargain basement prices on BC public lands?
Monday, June 27, 2011 Attention Alpine Resort developers! Beautiful Public B.C. mountain rea...
Treaty 8 First Nations appeal to the UN to intervene against proposed Site C Dam
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 Treaty 8 First Nations have taken their struggle against the proposed Site ...