BC Environment & Climate Change
Killing of Discovery Island wolf was legal, says BC Conservation Service – Goldstream News Gazette
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Comment: Flattening the curve of environmental degradation | Times Colonist
Orphaned fawns moved to wildlife centre after outcry | Coast Reporter
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North Island Cougar – Posts
Former Conservation Officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs uses PhD research to win in court – InfoNews
Ex-B.C. conservation officer fired for refusing to kill bear cubs wins dismissal case | Globalnews.ca
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Up in smoke: B.C. backtracks on promise to deter logging industry from burning wood waste | The Narwhal
Stop the grizzly killing – Posts
Wildlife group on the hunt for poacher who shot moose out of season and left it to die | CBC News
Teck’s proposed B.C. coal mine isn’t slated for a federal environmental review. Here’s what you need to know | The Narwhal
B.C. finally has rules to enforce clean up of oil and gas wells. But will they be enough to protect taxpayers? | The Narwhal
Take Action | Ecojustice
Australia just committed $650 million to Indigenous rangers programs. Should Canada do the same? | The Narwhal
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 would make Fraser River estuary a ‘giant parking lot,’ observers warn | The Narwhal
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https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/06/16/opinion/bold-vision-needed-restore-lower-fraser-river-salmon-habitat
https://theprovince.com/opinion/vanessa-minke-martin-aaron-hill-greg-knox-misty-macduffee-jeffery-young-spending-stimulus-money-on-hatcheries-will-harm-wild-salmon
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/22/scares-me-says-bill-mckibben-arctic-hits-1004degf-hottest-temperature-record
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BC Energy, Mines Petroleum Resources
BC Hydro studying new power connection in northwest B.C. – Terrace Standard
B.C. finally has rules to enforce clean up of oil and gas wells. But will they be enough to protect taxpayers? | The Narwhal
‘An environmental stain’: B.C. announces plan to clean up 2,000 oil and gas wells | The Narwhal
Reject Canadian Hydropower: A Human Rights and Environmental Disaster – Action Network
First of three disciplinary hearings for Mount Polley Mine breach begins June 15 – Goldstream News Gazette
BC Government’s Top Manager on LNG, Oil and Gas Quits | The Tyee
B.C. mine proposed in critical caribou habitat shows how endangered species ‘fall through the cracks’ | The Narwhal
Rolling Justice Bus – Posts
Greater Victoria municipality takes province to court over mining approval near Thetis Lake | CTV News
Teck proposal to expand B.C.’s largest coal mine raises alarm about pollution on both sides of border | The Narwhal
Ranch Energy bankruptcy finalized, 401 orphan wells dumped on B.C. for cleanup | The Narwhal
Microsoft Word – G – Response – Access Denied
Old Fort on landslide alert | Alaska Highway News
Active Peace Valley landslide renews questions about slope instability and B.C. government secrecy | The Narwhal
Vopak’s proposed Prince Rupert export terminal: 7 things you need to know | The Narwhal
Ranch Energy bankruptcy finalized, 401 orphan wells dumped on B.C. for cleanup | The Narwhal
EcoWatch
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BC Forests, Lands & Natural Resources
B.C. approves 312 new logging clearcuts in habitat of endangered spotted owls | The Narwhal
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B.C. lax on forestry practices that harm fish habitat: watchdog report | The Narwhal
City of Kelowna clarifies purpose behind $100,000 forestry grant – Kelowna News – Castanet.net
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BC Liberal Caucus | NDP confirms plan to cull moose calves and their mothers – BC Liberal Caucus
Sierra Club BC reacts to expert old-growth report showing B.C.’s ancient giants logged to the brink – Sierra Club BC
B.C. old-growth data ‘misleading’ public on remaining ancient forest: independent report | The Narwhal
B.C. government eyes antlerless moose harvest increase in bid to save caribou – Smithers Interior News
Disappearing giants: Research reveals B.C.’s biggest trees will soon be gone forever, without immediate action to prevent it | Stand.earth
B.C. opens Sunshine Coast forest — home to some of Canada’s oldest trees — to logging | The Narwhal
Big old trees almost gone forever, scientists warn – Goldstream News Gazette
Scientists conclude B.C.’s count of old-growth forest overestimated | Vancouver Sun
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Adam Olsen, MLA – Saanich North and the Islands – Home
B.C. approves 312 new logging clearcuts in habitat of endangered spotted owls | The Narwhal
B.C.’s forestry watchdog needs greater independence, ‘new path forward’: former board members | The Narwhal
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B.C. old-growth data ‘misleading’ public on remaining ancient forest: independent report | The Narwhal
Disappearing giants: Research reveals B.C.’s biggest trees will soon be gone forever, without immediate action to prevent it | Stand.earth
B.C. opens Sunshine Coast forest — home to some of Canada’s oldest trees — to logging | The Narwhal
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B.C.’s forestry watchdog needs greater independence, ‘new path forward’: former board members | The Narwhal
Stop the Spray BC – Posts
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(1) Endangered Ecosystems Alliance – Posts
ACTION ALERT: Speak up for ancient forests. Submit your feedback on Budget 2021 by June 26th! – Ancient Forest Alliance
Activist ‘shocked, disappointed, disgusted’ by province’s move to increase antlerless moose hunt | CBC News
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‘It is dire:’ Study finds B.C. logging continues on critical caribou habitat – Penticton Western News
Forest Or Tree Farm? – current forestry practises vs old growth forests
Most of B.C.’s massive old trees are ghosts, existing only on paper | The Seattle Times
British Columbia poised to lose ‘white rhino of old growth forests’
B.C. forests watchdog calls for further protection of fish-bearing streams – Goldstream News Gazette
Big Tree Talk | Watershed Sentinel
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Up Schmidt Creek: Endangered Old-Growth on Vancouver Island – YouTube
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Save owls and bears – Vancouver Humane Society
Save owls and bears – Vancouver Humane Society
‘Like Poking a Beehive’: The Worrisome Link Between Deforestation And Disease : NPR
BC Timber Sales: A government agency out of control
The future in forestry we all need – Analysis – Focus on Victoria
West Kootenay logging blockader files police complaint, is sued by company – Nelson Star
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BC Indigenous Relations
‘I was terrified, I thought I was going to die’: Indigenous women speak out on police abuse, discrimination | CBC News
Northern B.C. First Nations wrap up testimony in supreme court case against Rio Tinto (Alcan) – PrinceGeorgeMatters.com
History of systemic racism between RCMP and First Nations must be addressed: Chief – Williams Lake Tribune
Dene man alleges RCMP beat him up day after Yellowknife anti-racism march – APTN News
‘Beyond unacceptable’; BC investigating allegations of racist ‘game’ played by ER staff
Indigenous patients in B.C. often assumed drunk, denied medical assessments: Métis Nation
‘Totally unacceptable:’ Most independent investigators white, former officers – Goldstream News Gazette
Vancouver Island hospital named in allegations of racist ‘game’ that sparked investigation | CBC News
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https://walkingeaglenews.com/2020/06/12/rcmp-struggle-to-balance-reconciliation-with-brutal-attacks-on-first-nations-people/
https://www.cheknews.ca/beyond-unacceptable-bc-investigating-allegations-of-racist-game-played-by-er-staff-676899/
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/opinion/for-taxpayers-hatcheries-are-a-poor-investment/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/why-didn-t-the-b-c-government-act-on-2019-reports-about-anti-indigenous-racism-in-the-health-system-1.5594791
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LNG Genocide of Wet’suet’en
government, industry & media
RCMP, Pipeline Firm Spill Fuel on Wet’suwet’en Territory | The Tyee
Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidimt’en Territory – Posts
Alberta and South Korea’s pensions just bought the Coastal GasLink pipeline: 8 things you need to know | The Narwhal
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Ricochet’s Jerome Turner wins major journalism award for Wet’suwet’en coverage | Ricochet
Amber Bracken honoured by Canadian Association of Journalists for Wet’suwet’en coverage in The Narwhal | The Narwhal
The Police Spill At Least 500 Liters of Diesel
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RCMP struggle to balance reconciliation with brutal attacks on First Nations people – Walking Eagle News
The RCMP was created to control Indigenous people. Can that relationship be reset? – National | Globalnews.ca
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki acknowledges systemic racism in her police force | CTV News
AFN national chief calls for overhaul of policing in Canada | CBC News
(1) Wet’suwet’en Access Point on Gidimt’en Territory – Posts
British Columbia & Premier
Mark Nykanen: Premier John Horgan to protesters—“Go fuck yourselves!” | Georgia Straight Vancouver’s News & Entertainment Weekly
Provincial leaders outraged militarized American police don’t do land acknowledgement before brutalizing people – Walking Eagle News
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Why didn’t the B.C. government act on 2019 reports about anti-Indigenous racism in the health system? | CBC News
‘This Scares Me,’ Says Bill McKibben as Arctic Hits 100.4°F—Hottest Temperature on Record | Common Dreams News
B.C. has country’s highest rate of police-involved deaths, groundbreaking CBC data reveals | CBC News
2021 BC Budget Submission – Time to Support the Protection of Nature — Endangered Ecosystems Alliance
Indigenous leaders say they should have been consulted before B.C. government eased pandemic restrictions | CBC News
B.C.’s forestry watchdog needs greater independence, ‘new path forward’: former board members | The Narwhal
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https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/06/03/news/heres-every-environmental-protection-canada-has-been-suspended-delayed-and-cancelled
https://www.goldstreamgazette.com/news/two-b-c-first-nations-call-for-fish-farm-removal-from-their-territory/
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/06/19/Study-Climate-change-crisis-requires-less-growth-oriented-global-economy/8481592575586/
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https://www.intrafish.com/salmon/first-nations-groups-want-mowi-site-closed-after-salmon-escape/2-1-830728
https://www.facebook.com/catladymori/posts/1942619425868417
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/22/875961137/the-worrisome-link-between-deforestation-and-disease
https://thenarwhal.ca/flood-infrastructure-the-biggest-salmon-habitat-issue-youve-never-heard-of