The BC Sierra Club has been at the forefront of eco-activism for almost 50 years. Mark Leiren-Young talks to their campaigns director, Caitlyn Vernon, about protecting the whales, the oceans and her award-winning book about the Great Bear Rainforest.
Category: Planning & Environmental Management
Podcast: Orca Update: SOS & RIP Sonic
When we set out to launch the Skaana podcast there were 83 Southern Resident orcas in the Salish Sea. Today there are 76. We’re losing matriarchs, we’re losing babies. The Center for Whale Research declared that J52, Sonic, was missing and presumed dead.The last images of Sonic showed that he was starving to death. Our latest…
Heiltsuk Nation looks to build Indigenous Marine Response Centre
The Heiltsuk Nation is proposing plan to take a strong leadership role in oil spill prevention and response along BC’s Central Coast.
New community based freshwater monitoring launches in Canada
World-leading Canadian environmental DNA technology will be used to fill freshwater data gaps.
Inuit community turns to solar for sustainable energy in the North
As a new report highlights solar’s potential in the Arctic, northern communities are looking for renewable alternatives to fossil fuels.
Tsilhqot’in Nation files Notice of Civil Claim after Mount Polley disaster
First Nation wants to hold industry and the provincial government accountable for massive Mount Polley mine tailings breach in central BC two years ago.
BC First Nations and Province sign marine plan implementation agreements
Completed in 2015, the marine plans seek a balance between stewardship and economic development using an ecosystem-based management approach.
Feds must take action to ensure safer oil-by-rail facilities
Community groups call on federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change to require environmental assessments of oil-by-rail terminals.
New atlas reveals industrial disturbance on BC’s Blueberry River First Nations
Major report shows excessive industrial development on Blueberry River First Nations’ Land.
Environmental groups launch court challenge over NEB’s Kinder Morgan report
Conservationists say Kinder Morgan pipeline proponents need to consider the Southern Resident killer whale, one of Canada’s most iconic endangered species.
Tsleil-Waututh Chief travels to New York City to oppose Kinder Morgan pipeline
Chief Thomas says the Trans Mountain Proposal presents too great of a risk for the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to grant its consent.
BC lags behind other provinces on climate action
While Alberta, Ontario and Quebec move forward, BC’s carbon emissions are rising.
Spring 2016 Report from Julie Gelfand – June 23
A presentation by Julie Gelfand, Federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development on her tabling of her recent report.
Supreme Court of Canada to hear case on Yukon’s Peel Watershed
The high-profile case will be heard in Ottawa after leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was submitted by local First Nations.
Protected toadlets threatened by logging operations in Nakusp, BC
Photos and video reveal Western toads throughout forest slated to be logged in Nakusp, BC.
BC groups urge Canada to reject extension of Enbridge pipeline permit
Northern BC residents and groups appeal to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject Enbridge’s three-year extension.
B.C. residents fighting coal port want day in court
Case against Fraser Surrey Docks coal port needs its day in court, local groups say.
UN submission highlights Site C Dam’s impacts on Indigenous rights, food security
Conservation groups urge Canada to review a UN submission highlighting human rights and food security impacts of B.C.’s Site C dam.
