‘The border is this imaginary line’: why Americans are fighting mining in B.C.’s ‘Doughnut Hole’
Logging permits in the Skagit River headwaters, home to intact old-growth forests and species at...
Stories by Christopher Pollon
How corporations still get away with secret lobbying in B.C.
A full year after the province claimed it would make B.C. the ‘most transparent lobbying...
The jade hunters on Tahltan land
Popularized in reality TV shows like Jade Fever, amateur and independent miners have been flocking...
Death by a thousand cuts: a comic
A story of hope and resilience from the Dane-zaa people living in what is now...
On the front lines of B.C. oil spill surveillance
In 2018 alone, Transport Canada's Pacific aerial surveillance program reported 550 oil spills — but...
Five years after Mount Polley disaster, taxpayers still on hook for cleaning up mining accidents
B.C. is supposed to have a polluter-pay policy, but that’s not the reality on the...
Why is B.C. home to more mining exploration companies than anywhere else on earth?
Most mining exploration companies have no producing assets or revenue streams, but generous B.C. tax...
Stung by derailed negotiations with B.C., Blueberry River First Nations return to court
Three-quarters of the nation's territory lies within 250 metres of an industrial disturbance. A potentially...
B.C.’s ‘archaic’ mining laws urgently need update: 30 groups
Reforms required to address ‘ticking time bomb’ of abandoned mines and protect taxpayers from millions...
