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“We declare a complete moratorium on resource development in our territory.” These words, in a statement issued by the Elders of the Tahltan Nation last week, have sparked controversy ...

You may have noticed a news story last week saying that the governmentis planning to change its logging rules in the northwest to, basically,reduce the price it charges companies ...

Months after the Port Alice community was dealt a devastating blow bygovernment deregulation and slippery corporate shysters, the RCMPannounced its recommendation that seven criminal charges,including fraud and misappropriation of ...

My phone hasn’t stopped ringing since the announcement of the Brascan’s proposal to take over Weyerhaeuser’s coastal operations. First Nations and community activists from Port Alberni, Bamfield, Ucluelet, Haida ...

Let’s hope that on May 17, British Columbians remember the previous four years of pain, layoffs, government cuts, unfettered resource exploitation, gutting of community economies, and pandering to corporate ...

Are the Liberals serious about alternative energy in their Throne Speech promises about an Alternative Energy and Power Task Force? You be the judge: In the Budget, Alternative Energy ...

After the opening prayer of the 2005 Throne Speech (“We ask, oh Lord, for you to endow with wisdom the Premier of this magnificent province. We beseech this also ...

The perils of privatization have long been at the core of Dogwood Initiative’s work. The organization was formed to help communities gain more control of their lands, to manage ...

Raw Logs, Raw Deal It was standing room only at the biggest meeting room they’ve got at the Travelodge Silver Bridge in Duncan Thursday night. The enthusiastic crowd came ...