‘Frustrating as hell’: advocates say old-growth still being cut years after B.C. promised protections
The province promised to implement more than a dozen recommendations made by an independent review....
Stories by Ainslie Cruickshank
B.C. has tools to protect at-risk species from logging. Why isn’t it using them?
B.C. hasn’t updated its legal list of at-risk species in 17 years — which is...
Ktunaxa Nation pushed for an international inquiry into coal mining pollution for more than a decade. Is B.C. now on board?
As Canada and the U.S. negotiate an approach to address ongoing pollution from the Elk...
Bad catch: the fish that’s threatened even if you release it
Scientists are concerned rules to protect bottom-dwelling rockfish aren’t always followed, leaving these long-living homebodies...
B.C. is weighing the merits of appointing a ‘chief ecologist,’ internal docs show
As species disappear and ecosystems collapse, the new role could help keep B.C. accountable on...
B.C. may see $1.2 billion in conservation funding through nature agreement
Internal government documents show unprecedented nature funding could be on the table in trilateral agreement...
Vancouver’s development destroyed Burrard Inlet. Tsleil-Waututh Nation is determined to save it
The inlet has slowly suffocated under the weight of the cities and industries built up...
Provinces and territories commit to national biodiversity strategy — here’s what it means for nature
Five months after COP15, governments in Canada agree to work together to protect the country’s...
Fernie’s fight: controversial development one step closer to reality as regional government votes to rezone
A proposed housing development on the Galloway Lands, just outside Fernie, B.C., has sparked concerns...
