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Protecting B.C.’s wilderness and wildlife is more important than ever as concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere reach levels unseen for millions of years. Connected wild spaces will be key to saving at-risk B.C. species such as caribou and grizzly bear, as well as plants, birds and other creatures so we can give species a fighting chance to adapt to a changing climate.

Bugs. Spiders. Slugs. These are not the typical draw to get people into a theatre, but high interest in Sierra Club BC events at the Royal BC Museum suggests an appetite for the unusual in Victoria.

Teck Coal Ltd. is facing a massive pollution problem in the Elk Valley, where a metal-like element known as selenium is leaching out of mine sites and collecting in the eggs of fish, frogs and water birds.

No new coal mines will be approved in the Elk Valley until the lead company in the region, Teck, develops a valley-wide plan to manage the cumulative effects of selenium concentrations in the Elk River, B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake said Thursday.