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Outdoor enthusiasts on Vancouver Island are frustrated by the lack of access to backcountry logging roads. But opening the gates is not as simple as it seems. Decades of "unlawful" land grants and privatization have created confusion surrounding ownership.

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A governance failure at BC Hydro in-sights.ca/2025/03/12/a...

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Vancouver Island community puts beavers to work on climate risks www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/27/n...

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment

A 3000 sqkm national park is being proposed in Teetł’it Gwinjik (Peel River) Watershed, Yukon! ⭐ SURVEY: Take 5 minutes to support ⭐ parks.canada.ca/pn-np/cnpn-c... It - is led by two First Nation, Yukon, Cdn gov'ts - helps protect a globally important place #ProtectThePeel

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In the latest story on our website, Wildsight Conservation Specialist Eddie Petryshen reflects on the state and fate of B.C.'s forestry industry. https://wildsight.ca/2025/02/19/overcut-the-crisis-facing-b-c-s-forests-and-the-possible-futures-before-us/ 📸 @baileyrepp

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Here on the west coast, it is a good time to check on a fruit tree if you have one, and maybe do a little pruning in the spirit of future food security, and appreciate the generosity of nature. Spring is coming.

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Here's the link to a parliamentary petition urging the Canadian government to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship. Will he care? No, but wouldn't it be nice anyways? www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Global cement production has slowed / plateaued over the last decade after rapid growth in the 1990s and early 2000s. ourworldindata.org/data-insight...

submitted 43 days ago • 8 comments

🚨 Win for public health and the environment! The Federal Court has ruled that Health Canada’s approval of the glyphosate-based herbicide Mad Dog Plus was unreasonable, marking a big victory for environmental and health advocates. @environmentaldefence.ca @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social

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LNG Canada and other LNG export projects can avoid paying a cent for their emissions for 2 years under B.C.'s new industrial carbon pricing system #bcpoli VIA @sobittersosweet.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-lng-carbo...

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

Trump is following an old Chinese proverb: “Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.” @crof.bsky.social on how Canada can push back hard against Trump. 🐓

submitted 58 days ago • 13 comments

The U.S. and Canada agreed to launch an inquiry into B.C. coal mine pollution. Now, the body tasked with that study is seeking public input, via @ainsliecruickshank.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/bc-elk-valle...

submitted 59 days ago • 2 comments

The extremist MAGA worshiping Alberta government surreptitiously lifted the coal ban taking our beautiful & iconic Rocky Mountains back to the 19th century with 😞 coal mining —even though most Albertans strongly oppose it. Take a moment to sign this petition if you can please saveourslopes.ca

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Michael Harris: Trump’s gaudy display of “shock and awful” in the opening days of his administration makes one thing crystal clear: The U.S. president is now the main preoccupation of Canadian politics and that means that everything is in play.

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📣ICYMI: The Alberta Energy Regulator finally laid 9 charges against Imperial Oil for releasing toxic tailings waste at its Kearl mine in Feb 2023. While this is a victory, reform of the energy regulator is still required to ensure industry is held accountable. tinyurl.com/ypnbk2bw #abpoli

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All he knows how to do is play the BLAME game!!

submitted 64 days ago • 5 comments

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The top executives in Canada’s oilsands were just paid your entire salary in the first three days of January thenarwhal.ca/pathways-all...

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Contaminants like mercury are up to 200 times regulation levels at a former cannery — in the heart of one of the largest protected areas in B.C., and an ancient Heiltsuk village, Namu. thenarwhal.ca/great-bear-r...

submitted 72 days ago • 2 comments

👉Tracking 2024 preliminary salmon return data, the Broughton Nations and Alex Morton show evidence that salmon farm closure may have benefitted wild salmon. Read the preliminary report here: bit.ly/3WpNo8m

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Highly recommended.

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