Dec 16, 2008 · Today, the Hul’qumi’num call this scandalous transaction “the great land grab” because it effectively privatized about one third of their territory. Robert Morales, chief negotiator for the Hul’qumi’num, said recently, “Dunsmuir and the government stole our land…and for the last hundred years their descendants particularly …

Mar 1, 2016 · Before Gordon Campbell became Premier in 2001, British Columbians were concerned that he would privatize BC Hydro. The Liberals’ New Era platform was small consolation with its promise to “protect BC Hydro and all of …

Oct 28, 2024 · Northern Ontarians are facing with a grim reality: storing and transporting the radioactive waste industry has created thus far.

Nov 18, 2024 · Protecting the urban forest is a greater priority with every passing year. Researchers say that the human livability of cities may be at stake, citing basic needs like fresh oxygen to fight smog and shade to keep streets cooler.

Mar 8, 2018 · 1613: Samuel de Champlain records the Anishinaabeg offering tobacco to Akikpautik (Pipe Bowl Falls), also called Asticou meaning “the boiler.” Champlain translates this as “Chaudière.” 2 1806: Philemon Wright’s lumber industry begins within Algonquin traditional territory in the Ottawa River Valley. 3 1854: The Government of the Province of Canada approves an Order-in-Council ...

Nov 19, 2024 · Indigenous and non-Indigenous environmentalists have denounced the practice of aerial herbicide spraying on forestlands for decades. This year, Indigenous groups in Northern Ontario have announced a ban on blanket herbicide use, while in Nova Scotia, residents have resorted to peaceful direct action to enforce their own ban.

Dec 4, 2024 · The presence of Canada’s tallest tree, a Sitka Spruce dubbed the Carmanah Giant, was instrumental in the formation of Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park on Vancouver Island.This area preserves the Carmanah Giant and a grove of equally impressive trees that lack nothing in significance besides an “-est” designation.

Nov 19, 2024 · Then a Warning Letter written by Minister Heyman’s own staff in October 2023 reported Brown’s Bay Packing Company had breached its permit multiple times. For example, on August 3, 2022, during the peak of the Fraser sockeye migration past the Brown’s Bay packing plant, the discharge of suspended solids was nearly …

Nov 18, 2024 · Western Canada’s award-winning environmental news magazine. The Watershed Sentinel has been the voice of the grassroots environmental movement in BC (and beyond) for over 25 years.

Jul 6, 2023 · In its 2023 report Squaring the Circle, the Pembina Institute suggested that, by the time all five proposed LNG projects are running, they will require the generating capacity of eight Site C dams.When asked in a recent email where BC Hydro planned to find new sources of hydroelectric potential, its spokesperson responded that its “power system is integrated and does not pinpoint a single ...