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Fighting Climate Change | Wilderness Committee
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For years, we’ve stood up for a healthy climate in Canada by opposing new fossil fuel infrastructure. But parallel to this fight is to create a vision for the communities we want to live in. Adopting local climate solutions cycling networks, renewable energy, public transit and local food production, building retrofits is crucial to building climate-friendly communities. Protecting Our Water Stop Fracking and LNG. Stop Kinder Morgan's Tar Sands Pipeline. Stop the Energy East Pipeline. Stop the Site C Dam.
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Safeguarding Public Resources | Wilderness Committee
https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/what_we_do/defending_public_lands
In Canada, 89 per cent of the land base is publicly owned. This gives governments a tremendous opportunity to manage our natural resources for sound ecological purposes and the public good. The Wilderness Committee works to protect public lands from inappropriate industrial development. From stopping old-growth logging, dams or harmful mining projects, our campaigns focus on sustainable management of Canada's natural public resources and a fundamental respect for Aboriginal title and rights. Canadians ar...
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Wilderness Committee Staff and Board of Directors | Wilderness Committee
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Wilderness Committee Staff and Board of Directors. Wednesday, February 4, 2009 (All day). Wilderness Committee Board of Directors. Victoria Office and Canvass Coordinator. Gwen Barlee, National Policy Director, Executive Team member. Of Gwen working to save BC's wild rivers. Beth Clarke, Development and Program Director, Executive Team member. Joe Foy, National Campaign Director, Executive Team member. Of Joe in action defending BC's ancient forests. Matt Jong, Comptroller, Executive Team member. Emily j...
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Save Fish Lake | Wilderness Committee
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In the Tsilhqot’in language) is a mountain lake, located on the Chilcotin Plateau, 125 kilometers west of Williams Lake British Columbia, Canada. Fish Lake and the Chilcotin Plateau are within Tsilhqot’in First Nation territory. A mining company, Taseko Mines Ltd, proposed to construct a massive open pit mine the Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine right beside Fish Lake. Nevertheless, in November 2011 the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency agreed to Taseko Mines Ltd.'s demand for a new environmental r...
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History & Achievements | Wilderness Committee
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Thursday, February 5, 2009 (All day). The Wilderness Committee is celebrating 35 years of wilderness protection in 2015! Click here for more information, photos and other wild memories. When the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (later shortened to the Wilderness Committee) was founded in British Columbia in 1980, there was little information available to the public on Canadian wilderness and wildlife issues. Our mission was focused on researching, publishing and distributing. Boundary Bay Regional Park.
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Wilderness Committee Annual Reports | Wilderness Committee
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Annual Reports and Financials. Wilderness Committee Annual Reports. Sunday, April 30, 1989 (All day). Wednesday, April 30, 2014 (All day). In the most recent Annual Report you will find information on the extent and progress of our campaigns, including where we worked, what we did, who we worked with and what we accomplished in the way of wilderness and wildlife protection. You will also find information on our membership numbers and financials. For more detailed financial statements, click here. No orga...
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Take Action | Wilderness Committee
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Pacific Northwest LNG must be stopped! Canadians elected a federal government on the promise to fight climate change. Now we will put that commitment to the test. Site C Dam construction must stop now! We have to stop the Site C Dam. Time to clean up BC's dirty mining industry! Write to BC's Premier now! Let's save the Summit Lake toads! Help save western toads’ key habitat. New: Dasiqox Tribal Park Video. Watch the new Dasiqox Tribal Park video now! Save the Walbran Valley: Ancient forests forever!
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Take Action | Wilderness Committee
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Grassroots action is very effective and can spread awareness to every community in Canada. The Wilderness Committee always works within the law and uses public awareness campaigns combined with rallies, public presentations, etc. to win campaigns. Be part of our successful campaigns: get involved! To The Ends of the Earth Film Screening: Kitimat. Thursday, September 15, 2016 - 6:30pm. We're doing some insane things to get energy out of the ground. To The Ends of the Earth Film Screening: Terrace. We have...
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What We Do | Wilderness Committee
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010 (All day). With thoughtful and energetic grassroots campaigns, the Wilderness Committee fights to protect wildlands, safeguards wildlife, defends the wellbeing and public access to established parks, keeps rivers a vital part of the natural environment and ensures that people can live in healthy communities. Expand Manning and Skagit Provincial Parks. The Heart of the Boreal. BC Endangered Species Legislation. Federal Endangered Species Legislation. In Canada, 89 per cent of t...
