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First Coal Corporation Under Fire
An interesting struggle is playing out in British Columbia’s northeast. On one side is First Coal Corporation, a privately-held, Vancouver-based junior mining company that is taking heat for illegal ...
Pipedreams Community Forums
CFTK news coverage of the ‘Pipedreams’ community forum tour by Friends of Wild Salmon, Dogwood Initiative, Pembina Institute, and West Coast Environmental Law that provided a different ...
Canadians across the country say ‘No Tankers’ on 20th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill
(Victoria) Hundreds of Canadians held protests, outreach events and parties across the country to mark No Tankers Day yesterday, a national day of action to keep BC’s coast safe ...
Fight to protect endangered killer whales far from over
VANCOUVER, BC – A lawsuit to protect Canada’s two populations of resident fish eating killer whales is back in court today as environmental groups fight for legal protection of ...
Mint Backs Down
(Victoria) After initial threats of fines and imprisonment, the Royal Canadian Mint is now allowing BC based citizens watchdog group Dogwood Initiative to continue its current campaign against tar ...
20th Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Declared No Tankers Day in Canada
(Victoria) Leading environmental groups from BC and Canada have declared March 24th No Tankers Day, a national day of action to keep BC’s coast safe from oil spills. The ...
Royal Bank Target of New Campaign
Some snow had fallen overnight in Vancouver, and though the streets were clear by morning the chill of it remained, penetrating painfully into hands and feet. A group of ...
Waiting Game
It’s funny to me, how juxtaposed Western Forest Products'(WFP) Duncan Kerr and Capital Regional District Board Chair Geoff Young areregarding the recent announcement by the BC Court of Appeal. ...
Lawsuit forces Canada to protect endangered killer whales
VANCOUVER, BC – After British Columbians celebrated the unexpected arrival of two newborn killer whales last week, there is another new cause for hope for BC’s imperilled killer whale ...
