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Flathead Valley Media Advisory - Mar 11, 2010 - Victoria

Sierra Club BC and partner organizations present “an evening of extraordinary images and action” for the Flathead River Valley on Thursday March 25 at Alix Goolden Hall, from 7-9 p.m.

Flathead River Valley Media Advisory - Mar 11, 2010 - Victoria, BC

Sierra Club BC and partner organizations present “an evening of extraordinary images and action” for the Flathead River Valley on Thursday March 25 at Alix Goolden Hall, from 7-9 p.m.

Critical Species in Great Bear Rainforest Falling Through the Cracks - Mar 05, 2010 - Vancouver, B.C.

Groups say issuing of cutting permits is unacceptable until crucial species habitat is set aside

BC Budget Favours Carbon-Intensive Industries Over Environment - Mar 02, 2010 - Victoria, BC

The B.C. budget contains some welcome measures for a clean, green economy but the overall balance tips heavily in favour of carbon-intensive industries such as oil and gas, Sierra Club BC said today.

Historic Agreement for Flathead River Basin Announced Today - Feb 18, 2010 - Vancouver, BC

Conservation Groups Cheer B.C. and Montana for Going for "Conservation Gold”

New Sierra Club Animation Focuses on Warming Oceans - Feb 15, 2010 - Victoria

 

Lower Environmental Standards Likely Outcome of BC Throne Speech, say Two Leading Environmental Groups - Feb 10, 2010 - Vancouver

The Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC warned that the BC government’s 2010 Throne Speech could lead to lower environmental standards, a renewed gold-rush on contentious run-of-river developments, big dam construction and new coal mine development – all detrimental to BC’s environmental wellbeing.

Pre-Olympic throne speech has big news for wildlife, water and wilderness in B.C.'s Rockies - Feb 09, 2010 - Victoria, BC

The news was unexpected—and it was big. The Province of British Columbia today announced a ban on all mining, oil and gas development in B.C.’s Flathead River Valley.

Sierra Club Canada To Appeal Gas N Go Decision - Feb 09, 2010 - Ottawa

Sierra Club Canada is appealing the BC Supreme Court decision on the Gas N Go project in Comox Valley, British Columbia. The court ruled against Sierra Club Canada’s request to quash the issuing of a development permit for the gas station, which if built would devastate an important watershed.

Health and Environmental Organizations Call for a Province-wide Ban on Lawn and Garden Pesticides - Jan 14, 2010 - Vancouver

We support the BC Government’s interest in safeguarding the environment from cosmetic chemical pesticides and call for new legislation

B.C.’s Endangered ‘Reindeer’ Threatened by New Mining Rules - Jan 11, 2010 - Vancouver

B.C.’s 125-year-old Mining Act Creates Double Standard in Mountain Caribou Habitat

Woodworking unions and environmentalists propose bold new plan to protect forests and jobs while fighting climate change - Jan 11, 2010 - Vancouver

Forest industry unions and leading environmental groups have united behind a plan that calls on the BC government to conserve more forest, halt rampant wood waste and promote wise use of forest products — all as part of a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Environmental Groups Recommend New Approaches to Clean Electricity in BC - Dec 17, 2009 - Vancouver

Several environmental organizations today released a blueprint for improving the planning and development of renewable electricity projects in British Columbia.

“Don’t Go for Gold,” Conservation Groups Tell B.C. Government - Dec 16, 2009 - Victoria, Vancouver and Fernie, BC

New Flathead Gold Strike Claim Sparks Widespread Concern in B.C. and the U.S.

Vancouver Island Rainforest Species at High Risk of Extinction - Dec 14, 2009 - Victoria

New Sierra Club Report Maps Loss of Critical Species Habitat and Carbon Storage

Group of Companies Receive International Eco-certification in the Great Bear Rainforest - Dec 10, 2009 - Vancouver

Forest Stewardship Council certification for nearly one million hectares of forest complements the conservation plan in the Great Bear Rainforest; largest certification of its kind on BC's coast.

Proposed CRD Regional Park near Sooke being Clearcut! - Nov 23, 2009 - Victoria

Best opportunity for a new old-growth regional park in the Capital Regional District (CRD) being squandered as TimberWest logs Muir Creek watershed at breakneck speed.

New Poll Shows Strong Local Support for Flathead National Park - Nov 03, 2009 - Fernie, BC

Eyes of World Focus on Flathead Following United Nations Visit

Lack of protection in Canada’s Flathead Valley threatens Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - Sep 24, 2009 - Calgary

Conservation Groups Make Case to UN World Heritage Committee

UN-SPONSORED DRIFTWOOD ART PROJECT COMES TO BC - Sep 21, 2009 - Victoria, BC

The Sierra Club BC is delighted to support A Table from the Sea’s Edge –a thought-provoking driftwood art project by renowned UK artist Silas Birtwistle.

BC Government Conceals Flathead Documents just before UNESCO Mission - Sep 21, 2009 - Vancouver, BC

The BC government is concealing documents related to its approval of Max Resource Corp.’s (TSX.V: MXR) gold mining exploration this fall in the ecologically-sensitive Flathead River Valley, environmental groups said today.

BC Government Allows New Flathead Mining Exploration - Sep 16, 2009 - Vancouver

World Heritage Mission Will Visit Next Week to Investigate Threats to Adjacent Peace Park

BC Budget Creates Deep Environmental Deficit, Says Sierra Club - Sep 01, 2009 - Victoria

Carbon economy supported while future ecological debt may never be repaid

SIERRA CLUB OF CANADA TAKES LEGAL ACTION TO PROTECT COURTENAY RIVER ESTUARY - Aug 31, 2009 - Comox

Sierra Club of Canada is taking legal action to protect the Courtenay River estuary, an ecologically sensitive area designated a Canadian “Important Bird Area”.

MAJOR CONSERVATION GROUPS TO ATTEND BUDGET LOCK-UP - Aug 31, 2009 - Victoria

 

Environmental groups set high bar for BC’s new Species at Risk Task Force - Aug 27, 2009 - Vancouver, BC

BC throne speech hints at long-overdue endangered species law

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS DOCUMENT B.C.'S THREATENED FLATHEAD RIVER VALLEY - Jul 30, 2009 - Vancouver

 

New Comox Sierra Club Group Aims to Protect Estuary - Jul 02, 2009 - Comox, BC

A new Sierra Club group has been formed to protect the Courtenay River Estuary from industrial development and tackle other pressing environmental issues in the Comox Valley, Sierra Club BC Executive Director George Heyman announced today.

UNESCO Votes to Send Mission to Canada to Investigate Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - Jun 26, 2009 - Seville, Spain

Proposed Coal Mine in BC’s Flathead River Valley Triggers World Heritage Investigation

Conservation Groups Call on Cline to Abandon Strip Mine in World Heritage Site Headwaters - Jun 18, 2009 - vancouver, BC

Canadian and US conservation groups are calling on Cline Mining (TSX CMK) Corp.’s Board of Directors to announce today at their Annual General Meeting in Vancouver that the company will abandon its proposed Flathead coal strip mine.

Canadians invited to take the SeaChoice Sustainable Seafood Challenge this Oceans Day - Jun 08, 2009 - Vancouver

 

First Nations Take Important Steps Toward a Sustainable Future Through Coastal Guardian Watchmen Network - Jun 02, 2009 - Prince Rupert

This week in Prince Rupert, the Coastal Guardian Watchmen Network is hosting its second annual conference where over 10 First Nations will come together for three days to discuss important topics related to building capacity and securing resources for effective Guardian Watchmen programs. The conference is hosted by the Coastal First Nations and Sierra Club BC.

UNESCO Considers “World Heritage Site in Danger” Designation for Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park - May 26, 2009 - Victoria, Vancouver and Fernie, BC

Proposed Coal Mine in BC’s Flathead River Valley Triggers United Nations Assessment

Barry Penner Can’t Count BC Park Rangers - Apr 29, 2009 - Vancouver

Government documents reveal Environment Minister exaggerated number of park rangers by over 300 percent

Mayors Join Campaign to Protect Flathead - Apr 22, 2009 - Victoria and Vancouver

Prominent British Columbians Kick Off New “Friends of the Flathead” Website

George Heyman To Lead Sierra Club BC - Apr 06, 2009 - Victoria, BC

Former BCGEU president will foster new alliances to tackle global warming

PROMISE TO PROTECT GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST BECOMES REALITY – FIVE-YEAR PLAN IN PLACE - Mar 31, 2009 - Vancouver, BC

A Place Where Environment and Economy Are In Tune Emerging on Canada’s West Coast

BC’s Most Endangered River Needs Permanent Protection - Mar 24, 2009 - Victoria

Provincial Government Must Act Immediately to Save Flathead River

Environmental groups encourage federal government to keep its promise for Healthy Oceans - Mar 10, 2009 - Vancouver

 

NEW REPORT SHOWS GREAT BEAR RAINFOREST A SAFE CARBON STOREHOUSE - Mar 03, 2009 - Vancouver

 

Lawsuit forces Canada to protect endangered killer whales - Feb 25, 2009 - Vancouver

Stunning policy reversal could mark turning point for 85 remaining whales

Core of Climate Plan Intact but Environmental Groups Say Budget Lacks Green Stimulus - Feb 20, 2009 - Victoria, BC

Seven leading environmental groups praised the BC government today for reaffirming its commitment to tackle climate change. Yet the groups say BC’s promised transition to a “low carbon economy” will be stalled by the BC government’s lack of leadership in failing to introduce a true green stimulus package, and the jump in subsidies to carbon-emitting sectors such as oil and gas industries.

BC Budget Media Advisory - Feb 13, 2009

Representatives from nine environmental organizations will be at Tuesday’s budget lock-up in Victoria and available for media interviews.

Federal Budget Ignores Canada’s Ocean Environments and Ocean Economies - Jan 28, 2009 - Vancouver

The 2009 federal budget ignores recommendations of many Canadians to conserve and improve the management of our oceans and the industries that operate in Canada’s ocean environments, said a group of environmental organizations today.

Few Green Jobs, Little Green Infrastructure, No Green Energy - Jan 28, 2009 - Ottawa

The lack of green measures in this 2009 federal budget has left Sierra Club Canada feeling blue.

Sierra Club and Georgia Strait Alliance Join Orca Lawsuit - Jan 26, 2009 - Victoria, BC

Feds Lose Round 1 of Legal Battle to Protect Killer Whale Habitat

Poll Shows Strong Support for National Park in Flathead Valley - Nov 24, 2008 - Fernie and Victoria, BC

Poll Shows Strong Majority of Kootenay Residents Support a National Park in B.C.'s Flathead River Valley

Great Bear Rainforest: "Keep the Promise" - Oct 23, 2008

 

Climate Action Team moves province - Oct 10, 2008 - Vancouver

Provincial leaders must now implement climate change recommendations

Minister Lunn Shuns Debates on the Environment - Oct 03, 2008 - Victoria

 

Canada’s Pacific North Coast needs better management in the face of declining ocean health - Sep 17, 2008 - Vancouver

 

Forest Practices Board Upholds Sierra Club BC Complaint - Aug 01, 2008 - Victoria, BC

The Forest Practices Board has upheld a Sierra Club BC complaint that the endangered northern goshawk’s habitat is under threat from logging in the Queen Charlotte Islands.

CARBON TAX GOOD FIRST STEP, NOW LET’S STEP IT UP: SIERRA CLUB BC - Jun 26, 2008 - Victoria

 

New Marine Protected Areas Report Card Gives Canada a Failing Grade: - Jun 06, 2008 - Victoria, B.C.

Canada lagging behind Australia and the United States

Sierra Club BC Report Card - May 30, 2008 - Victoria

 

Faith Leaders and Sierra Club Call on BC Government to Protect Endangered Species - May 21, 2008 - Victoria

 

Potholes in the Road to Recovery: Mountain Caribou Audit Raises - May 20, 2008 - Vancouver

With some herds worse off than before, environmentalists say government needs to

Sierra Club BC Supports Hupacasath First Nation Supreme Court Challenge - May 08, 2008 - Victoria

Sierra Club BC supports the Hupacasath action against the BC Crown for failing to negotiate in good faith during a court-ordered consultation regarding the removal of more than 70,000 hectares from a Tree Farm License.

Canadian and U.S. Conservation Community Invites Retail Businesses to Move Forward on Sustainable Seafood Initiatives - May 08, 2008 - Halifax, Vancouver

 

Environmental groups welcome province’s move to complete legislation of protected areas in the Great Bear Rainforest - Apr 29, 2008 - Vancouver

Stage set for next steps: A world class regional plan for conservation outside of protected areas, creation of biodiversity areas and strong conservancy management plans

B.C. environmental groups applaud carbon tax legislation - Apr 28, 2008 - Victoria

A coalition of more than 16 environmental groups from across British Columbia welcomed the introduction of the province’s landmark carbon tax into the Legislature today.

High Risk Areas in the Great Bear Rainforest Require Action - Mar 31, 2008 - Vancouver

One Year Left to Go

Faith community supports a "Green” Perspective on Carbon - Feb 20, 2008 - Vancouver

Evidence that the environment is no longer an “issue of the few”, the Environmental Unit of the Anglican Diocese of New Westminster announced its support of a carbon tax and a green perspective in managing BC put forward by BC environmental groups and highlighted in yesterday's provincial budget.

Budget 2008 Meets Key Tests on Climate Commitments - Feb 19, 2008 - Victoria

Major BC environmental groups today welcomed the 2008 budget that will put BC firmly on the path to achieve bold commitments set out in the 2007 Throne Speech

BC Budget 2008 -- Climate Promises Fulfilled? - Feb 18, 2008 - Vancouver & Victoria

One Year After Campbell’s Bold Throne Speech

New Initiatives Required to Ensure Health of Pacific Coast Marine Ecosystems - Feb 13, 2008 - Ottawa

Conservation Groups call for Plan to Establish Sustainable Economic Opportunities and Conservation on the Spectacular West Coast

Environmentalists shine spotlight on use of 'good wood' in 2010 Olympic venues - Feb 12, 2008 - Vancouver

Exactly two years before the opening of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a new spotlight is being shone on the Games’ environmental footprint.

BC's Climate Change Commitments Continue To Grow - Feb 12, 2008 - Victoria, BC

Today's Speech from the Throne reconfirmed the BC government's commitment to fight climate change, including a legislative agenda for many initiatives that have already been announced, said Sierra Club BC Executive Director Kathryn Molloy.

New Forestry Laws in the Great Bear Rainforest - Feb 07, 2008 - Victoria

Forest Industry and Environmentalists Support Change on the Ground

Sierra Club Supports Transit Plan Yet Worried About Delay - Jan 15, 2008 - Vancouver

The Sierra Club BC’s Lower Mainland Group applauds the government’s Metro Vancouver transit expansion plan that would double the number of buses in the Lower Mainland and add new bus and rail rapid transit. However, the group is concerned about the plan’s lengthy timelines.

Support Growing for Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax for BC - Jan 11, 2008 - Victoria

Sierra Club BC today applauds Finance Minister Carole Taylor’s foresight in recognizing that pricing of carbon is an essential tool if BC is to achieve significant reductions in greenhouse gases. There is increasing consensus that carbon taxes are a powerful tool in shifting consumption patterns toward low-carbon technologies and lifestyles.

Sierra Club calls for wider investigation into enforcement of forest practice regulations - Dec 14, 2007 - Victoria

The BC government must initiate a more comprehensive investigation of forest regulation enforcement, the Sierra Club BC said today. In response to a Sierra Club BC complaint, the Forest Practices Board found that the use of a "due diligence" defence is quite widespread but in many cases key witnesses aren’t even interviewed.

BC EMISSIONS LAW WELCOMED - Nov 20, 2007 - Victoria

Accountability Can Be Stronger

Sierra Club BC Supports Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax - Nov 01, 2007 - Victoria, B.C.

Sierra Club BC today called on the B.C. government to introduce a revenue neutral carbon tax in the next provincial budget. The environmental group applauds the 69 B.C. economists who recently wrote an open letter to the B.C. government asking for a carbon tax to help tackle global warming.

New Forest Plan a Letdown, Says Sierra Club - Oct 20, 2007 - Victoria

B.C.’s new Coastal Forest Action Plan is a big disappointment because it provides no mechanisms to reduce logging of ancient trees, the Sierra Club BC said today.

TREES and JOBS WASTED IN RUSH TO BEAT BEETLE, STUDY WARNS - Jun 21, 2007 - Vancouver

Too many healthy forests are being logged and massive amounts of usable wood are being wasted in response to the mountain pine beetle, says a study released today by B.C.’s top environmental groups and woodworking unions.

Environmental Groups Celebrate International Award - May 09, 2007 - Vancouver

for Great Bear Rainforest Work

Time Ticking Down for Great Bear Rainforest - Mar 29, 2007 - Victoria

If Governments and Logging Industry don’t keep pace, the world will know

‘Gold Rush Mentality’ Threatens Interior Watersheds: - Mar 19, 2007 - Victoria

Sierra Club Calls For Protection

Turning Down the Heat: Will B.C.’s Energy Plan Work? - Feb 27, 2007 - Victoria

The Sierra Club of BC welcomes renewable energy and conservation measures in B.C.’s new Energy Plan, but is concerned about the move to increase oil and gas development.

B.C.'s Energy Plan: Sierra Club Looks for More than Hot Air - Feb 26, 2007 - Victoria

B.C.’s energy plan must deliver on climate commitments made in the throne speech if Premier Campbell is serious about tackling global warming, the Sierra Club of B.C. said today.

Throne Speech vs. the B.C. Budget: - Feb 20, 2007 - Victoria

An Inconsistent Truth

Proof In The Pudding? B.C. Budget Time - Feb 19, 2007 - Victoria

The Sierra Club of BC is calling on the provincial government to move immediately to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through actions in tomorrow’s budget.

BC GLOBAL WARMING MEASURES WELCOMED - Feb 13, 2007 - Victoria

SHORT TERM LEGISLATED TARGETS ALSO NEEDED

B.C. to be a World Leader in Emissions Targets? - Feb 12, 2007 - Victoria

The Sierra Club of BC welcomed this weekend’s news that the B.C. government may set California-style greenhouse gas reductions targets.

Great Bear Rainforest: Government, Industry Must Pick up the Pace - Feb 07, 2007 - Vancouver

One year after the BC government announced a groundbreaking conservation plan for the Great Bear Rainforest, environmental groups that spent over a decade working on the plan are cautiously optimistic about its implementation.

Great Bear Rainforest: Government, Industry Must Pick up the Pace - Feb 07, 2007 - Vancouver

One year after the BC government announced a groundbreaking conservation plan for the Great Bear Rainforest, environmental groups that spent over a decade working on the plan are cautiously optimistic about its implementation.

Groundbreaking Great Bear Rainforest Agreement Secures $120 Million - Jan 21, 2007 - Vancouver

Environmental groups ForestEthics, Greenpeace and Sierra Club of Canada welcomed the federal government's announcement today that it will add $30 million to complete a $120 million groundbreaking conservation management and economic development initiative in British Columbia's Great Bear Rainforest.

Importante percée en Colombie-Britannique - Jan 21, 2007 - Vancouver

120 M$ pour la protection de la forêt du Grand-Ours

Santa’s reindeer endangered in BC: Conservationists call for action to protect Rudolph’s BC relatives - Dec 21, 2006 - Victoria

B.C.’s dwindling populations of mountain caribou could become extinct unless the provincial government takes immediate action to protect their old-growth forest habitat, today warned the Sierra Club BC, ForestEthics, Conservation Northwest, and Wildsight.

Is Victoria Going Under? - Dec 06, 2006 - Victoria

B.C.’s Capital Region Faces Flood Risk

Sierra Club Marks Global Day of Action on Climate Change - Nov 03, 2006 - Victoria

The Sierra Club marks the Global Day of Action on Climate Change, November 4, by calling on the B.C. government to set mandatory targets for greenhouse gas emission reductions.

New SeaChoice program provides Canadians sustainable seafood information from coast to coast to coast - Sep 27, 2006 - Toronto

Canadian consumers, fishermen, chefs and businesses can now make informed sustainable seafood choices and help keep oceans healthy by using a rigorous, national program unveiled today.

Great Bear Rainforest Agreements Stalled: - Sep 22, 2006 - Vancouver

Greenpeace, ForestEthics and Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter, are growing concerned about the future of the Great Bear Rainforest. In February of this year the Great Bear Rainforest Agreement was announced to the world by Premier Gordon Campbell, with two cornerstones: a protected areas package and a commitment to bold new logging practices, known as Ecosystem-based Management.

Quebec Environment Minister champions Kyoto plan to B.C. - Sep 22, 2006 - Vancouver

Quebec environment minister Claude Béchard met with environmental groups today to outline Quebec’s work in the fight against climate change, and his government’s intentions to meet Kyoto commitments.

Quebec’s Climate Change plan and B.C. - Sep 22, 2006

Media Backgrounder

Coal-Fired Power in B.C.? - Sep 11, 2006 - Victoria

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS CALL FOR FULL PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR B.C.’S COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

“Peter the Parking Meter” to collect “I love B.C. Parks” petition cards from park visitors - Aug 18, 2006 - Victoria

Environmentalists and Union Workers to Gather at Goldstream Provincial Park for Info Protest and Petition Drive to Protect B.C.’s Provincial Parks

Nass Salmon Fishery Gets Top Marks - Aug 09, 2006 - Ottawa

An in-depth study of the salmon fisheries of British Columbia’s Nass River has earned top marks for Canada’s federal government and for the Nisga’a government, which co-manages the fishery with Ottawa.

Central Region Chiefs and Environmental Groups commit to Working together to find resolution in Clayoquot - Aug 08, 2006 - Victoria

Representatives from five environmental organizations, ForestEthics, Friends of Clayoquot Sound, Greenpeace, Western Canada Wilderness Committee, the Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter and five Central Region First Nations Hesquiaht, Ahousaht, Tla-o-qui-aht, Ucluelet, and Toquaht met yesterday in Clayoquot Sound to discuss their existing Memorandum of Understanding and the controversy in Clayoquot Sound. The parties agreed to pursue the full consultation and accommodation of aboriginal title and rights of the Central Region First Nations and ensure ecological and cultural integrity of Clayoquot Sound.

“Campaign for BC’s Parks” Launched, Opposes New Resorts in Parks - Aug 03, 2006 - Vancouver

A group of high profile British Columbia conservationists have joined forces to deal with the challenge of maintaining the integrity and sustainability of BC’s Class A Parks. “Right now we are faced with a surprise announcement made last week by the BC government who announced a call for proposals for roofed accommodations in 12 provincial parks. We are all strongly opposed to the building of new for-profit accommodations, including resorts and hotels, in Class A provincial parks,” said leading environmentalist Vicky Husband.

Clayoquot Sound Not Saved - Aug 01, 2006 - Vancouver

Environmental Groups From Around the World Stunned By Plans to Open Remaining Pristine Valleys to Logging

BC Hydro siding with dinosaurs to meet BC’s energy needs - Jul 28, 2006 - Victoria

The Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter today reacted with alarm to the announcement that two coal-fired electricity projects, BC’s first, were awarded contracts as part of BC Hydro’s 2006 Call for Power.

DOROTHY CUTTING TO JOIN NORTHERN ELDERS’ PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE - Jul 12, 2006 - Victoria

Salt Spring Island grandmother Dorothy Cutting will join Elders from the Yukon and Northwest Territories July 13 to discuss the devastating impacts of climate change on northern ways of life and the environment.

Dorothy Cutting Embarks on Northern "Climate Crisis" Journey - Jun 16, 2006 - Salt Spring Island

Salt Spring Islander Dorothy Cutting leaves July 1 on a "climate crisis" journey to northern Canada.

Species at Risk Act Fails Again: White Sturgeon Left Off List - Jun 14, 2006

Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter, and Watershed Watch Salmon Society today accused the federal government of ignoring science in its decision not to protect endangered white sturgeon in the lower Fraser River.

Provincial Forestry Revitalization Plan Leaves Value Added Business Behind - Jun 05, 2006 - Victoria

Small and large businesses were negatively impacted under the B.C. Liberal government’s Forestry Revitalization Plan concludes a report released today by the Sierra Club of Canada.

Ipsos Reid Poll: 3 out of 4 British Columbians Support Oil Tanker Ban - Jun 03, 2006 - Vancouver

A new Ipsos Reid poll, released today, confirms that three out of four British Columbians support a ban on oil tankers in BC’s inside coastal waters. The poll of 800 British Columbians, commissioned by Dogwood Initiative with the support of numerous conservation organizations, reinforces a Mustel Group poll conducted in January. Both found that 75 per cent of British Columbians oppose tankers in northern inside waters.

New map shows much of Lower Mainland under water after climate change - May 04, 2006 - Victoria

Today the Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter will release a map showing how a predicted sea level rise of six metres caused by global warming will eliminate significant parts of the Lower Mainland communities of Richmond, Delta and New Westminster.

Sierra Club Calls For Investigation Into Deaths Of 2.25 Million Young Salmon On Fraser River - Apr 18, 2006 - Victoria

Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter, is calling for an investigation into the recent deaths of 2.25 million young salmon in the Fraser River during a gravel mining operation approved by the federal Fisheries Department.

Canada Abandons Endangered Species - Apr 12, 2006 - Ottawa, Victoria

Wild salmon, Northern Cod on the way to extinction

SIERRA CLUB OF CANADA, BC CHAPTER, OPPOSES DISASTROUS FEDERAL CUT TO CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMMES - Apr 12, 2006 - Victoria

Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter strongly opposes the federal Government’s decision to cut funding for climate change programmes by 40 percent, at a time when they urgently need to be expanded to deal with the world’s most pressing global issue – climate change, driven by human activity-generated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Sierra Club joins Lower Mainland citizens' group on olympic sustainability pilgrimage to Victoria - Apr 05, 2006 - Vancouver

Sierra Club of Canada, Lower Mainland Group joins the Coalition to Save Eagleridge Bluffs in a civic action to voice their opposition to the Ministry of Transportation’s proposed Highway 99 bypass route through the sensitive Larsen Creek wetlands.

COLLAPSE OF SOCKEYE: 38 RUNS ENDANGERED - Feb 21, 2006 - Victoria

The endangered salmon runs that caused a shutdown of almost the entire Fraser River sockeye fishing season last year represent just the tip of the endangered-salmon iceberg on the British Columbia coast.

BC Commits to Legislate Protection of 2 Million Hectares of Great Bear Rainforest - Feb 07, 2006 - Vancouver

A coalition of three leading environmental groups today, along with industry leaders and indigenous groups, celebrated success after a decade long campaign to protect the globally unique Great Bear Rainforest. Today's long awaited government announcement protects one third of the Great Bear Rainforest from all logging and will require the use of more sustainable logging practices for the remaining area.

Environmental groups, First Nations oppose dumping of toxic mine tailings into salmon waters - Jan 31, 2006 - Victoria

Sierra Club of Canada, BC Chapter, Dogwood Initiative and the Cheslatta Carrier Nation strongly oppose the October 2005 permit amendment application by Huckleberry Mine to discharge effluent from the mine’s tailings pond directly into Tahtsa Lake near Prince George.