Why Does B.C. Still Kill Grizzlies for Sport?
In early October a provincial government news release landed in the inboxes of reporters and researchers around B.C. It boasted of a new government-commissioned report that concluded B.C. has “a…
Judith Lavoie
Vancouver Company At Centre of Gold-Mining Controversy on Edge of Yellowstone National Park
On the doorstep of Yellowstone National Park, an area known internationally for its abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery, a Vancouver-based junior mining exploration company is causing community ructions over its…
Vancouver Company At Centre of Gold-Mining Controversy on Edge of Yellowstone National Park
On the doorstep of Yellowstone National Park, an area known internationally for its abundant wildlife and spectacular scenery, a Vancouver-based junior mining exploration company is causing community ructions over its…
Five Ways to Fix Environmental Reviews: Young Scientists to Trudeau
Fallout from environmental assessments or development decisions that don’t meet the highest scientific standards will land on the shoulders of the younger generation, which is why Canada’s lack of scientific…
Five Ways to Fix Environmental Reviews: Young Scientists to Trudeau
Fallout from environmental assessments or development decisions that don’t meet the highest scientific standards will land on the shoulders of the younger generation, which is why Canada’s lack of scientific…
Mount Polley, B.C. Government Target of Criminal Charges Brought by Mining Watchdog
Almost 30 months after 25-million cubic metres of contaminated sludge and water swept into lakes and creeks around the Mount Polley Mine, near Williams Lake, MiningWatch Canada has filed a…
New B.C.-Alaska Deal Not Enough to Protect Transboundary Rivers from B.C.’s Mines, U.S. Fisheries Panel Hears
Alaska’s fishing industry and lifestyle are under threat from mines on the B.C. side of the border and a non-binding cooperation agreement between B.C. and Alaska, signed last week, does…
Kamloops Councillor Claims Ajax Open-Pit Mine Application Violates Canadian Charter
Just over a hill, beyond the rolling grasslands that flank Kamloops, there’s a looming problem that could upend the lifestyle of neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the city and, after…
Halting Construction of Site C Could Save $112-million Annually, Says Energy Expert
As the cost of producing energy from wind and sun continues to drop, power produced by the Site C dam will be an increasingly bad bargain, according to leading U.S.…
Laws Needed to Protect Citizens from Industry, Government SLAPP Suits: B.C. Civil Liberties Association
Allowing wealthy corporations or powerful government agencies to launch baseless court cases against citizens who speak out against them is putting a chill on free expression in B.C. and there…
Hydro Reservoirs Produce Way More Emissions Than We Thought: Study
Hydropower is usually touted as clean energy, but a new study has found man-made reservoirs are producing far more greenhouse gases than previously believed, with most of those emissions in…
B.C. Climate Change Audit Won’t Be Released Until After Election: Auditor General
British Columbians will not find out before next spring’s provincial election if the province has adequate programs in place to adapt to climate change. Earlier this month Auditor General Carol…
B.C. Coastal First Nations Conservation Economy Booming: New Report
The tiny community of Klemtu has been transformed over the last decade as funding from Great Bear Rainforest agreements allowed members of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais First Nation to revamp their tourism…
Grizzly Bear Advocates Determined to Make Trophy Hunt a Top B.C. Election Issue
Unmistakable grizzly bear prints in the soft sand of English Bay were enough to stop some dog walkers in their tracks Tuesday. But, it was sculptor George Rammell, art instructor…
Owner of Acid-leaking Tulsequah Chief Mine Goes into Receivership
Cleanup of the troubled Tulsequah Chief mine in northwest B.C., which has leaked acidic water into nearby streams and rivers for more than six decades, is again in limbo following…
First Nations Hand Eviction Notices to Fish Farms
Members of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation say salmon farms in their territory are destroying wild salmon runs and polluting clam beds and they must leave. On Thursday and Friday…
First Nations Hand Eviction Notices to Fish Farms
Members of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw First Nation say salmon farms in their territory are destroying wild salmon runs and polluting clam beds and they must leave. On Thursday and Friday…
Grizzly Group Takes Aim at Trophy Hunting, Sets Sights on Provincial Election Candidates
Above the stone fireplace in the comfortable Saanich home, photos of grizzly bears are pinned in a casual collage. Cubs are shown frolicking in the grass, a curious bear stands…
Grizzly Group Takes Aim at Trophy Hunting, Sets Sights on Provincial Election Candidates
Above the stone fireplace in the comfortable Saanich home, photos of grizzly bears are pinned in a casual collage. Cubs are shown frolicking in the grass, a curious bear stands…
What’s Fishy About the Feds’ Salmon Promises?
As federal Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc was in West Vancouver Tuesday, promising that his government would act on all 75 recommendations from the 2012 Cohen Commission into the…