The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Did B.C. misrepresent public ‘support’ for Douglas-fir protection plan? https://thenarwhal.ca/did-b-c-misrepresent-public-support-for-douglas-fir-protection-plan/ Thu, 18 Oct 2018 01:44:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8418 The province recently celebrated ‘98 per cent’ support for a forest plan but, upon closer inspection, the numbers don’t add up Judith Lavoie In-Depth B.C. Douglas-fir FLNRO forestry Lands logging Wilderness Committee B.C. introduces legislation to protect free speech from intimidation lawsuits https://thenarwhal.ca/b-c-introduces-legislation-to-protect-free-speech-from-intimidation-lawsuits/ Wed, 16 May 2018 12:31:59 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=5971 Current laws allow suits that “only serve those with significantly deeper pockets” Judith Lavoie News Corporate Influence david eby Democracy Josh Paterson SLAPP Sonia Furstenau Taseko West Coast Environmental Law Wilderness Committee Mining Company Loses 5-Year B.C. Lawsuit Meant to ‘Silence’ Critics https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-company-loses-5-year-b-c-lawsuit-meant-silence-critics/ Sun, 17 Dec 2017 23:47:41 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/12/17/mining-company-loses-5-year-b-c-lawsuit-meant-silence-critics/ Judith Lavoie News Fish Lake mining News Prosperity Mine SLAPP Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation Taseko Mines Wilderness Committee Kinder Morgan At Risk of Violating NEB Condition With Premature 300,000-Tonne Pipeline Order https://thenarwhal.ca/kinder-morgan-risk-violating-neb-condition-premature-300-000-tonne-pipeline-order/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:34:08 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/11/03/kinder-morgan-risk-violating-neb-condition-premature-300-000-tonne-pipeline-order/ Carol Linnitt News conditions Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline NEB News Peter McCartney pipeline Trans Mountain Pipeline Wilderness Committee Natural Gas Industry Donated Over $1 Million to BC Liberals Since 2013 https://thenarwhal.ca/natural-gas-industry-donated-over-1-million-bc-liberals-2013/ Tue, 07 Mar 2017 22:10:47 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2017/03/07/natural-gas-industry-donated-over-1-million-bc-liberals-2013/ Carol Linnitt News Christy Clark fracking LNG Natural Gas Industry News political donations Wilderness Committee Trudeau, Premier Clark Urged to Halt Site C Construction, Honour Relations with First Nations https://thenarwhal.ca/trudeau-premier-clark-urged-halt-site-c-construction-honour-relations-first-nations/ Fri, 12 Feb 2016 01:35:13 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/02/12/trudeau-premier-clark-urged-halt-site-c-construction-honour-relations-first-nations/ Judith Lavoie News BC Hydro BC Utilities Commission Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Council of Canadians david suzuki foundation first nations hydropower Justin Trudeau News Premier Christy Clark Site C Site C dam Treaty 8 Stewards of the Land Wilderness Committee Islands in the Sky: Chopping Ancient Walbran Valley Forest Spells Extinction for Treetop Species https://thenarwhal.ca/islands-sky-how-chopping-ancient-forest-walbran-valley-would-spell-extinction-treetop-species/ Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:41:44 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/01/26/islands-sky-how-chopping-ancient-forest-walbran-valley-would-spell-extinction-treetop-species/ Judith Lavoie In-Depth ancient forest Ancient Forest Alliance Carmanah Valley Carmanah Walbran In-Depth Ken Wu Neville Winchester old-growth forest Port Renfrew Teal Jones Group Torrance Coste tree canopies University of Victoria walbran valley War in the Woods Wilderness Committee Trudeau is “Breaking the Promise He Made” By Allowing Trans Mountain Pipeline Review to Continue Under Old Rules https://thenarwhal.ca/trudeau-breaking-promise-he-made-allowing-trans-mountain-pipeline-review-continue-under-old-rules/ Sat, 16 Jan 2016 00:09:28 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2016/01/16/trudeau-breaking-promise-he-made-allowing-trans-mountain-pipeline-review-continue-under-old-rules/ Carol Linnitt News Clayton Thomas Muller Dogwood Initiative hearings Justin Trudeau Kai Nagata Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain national energy board News Peter McCarthy pipeline review process Wilderness Committee Manitobans in the Dark on Province’s Energy East Position https://thenarwhal.ca/manitobans-are-dark-where-government-stands-energy-east/ Fri, 08 May 2015 17:04:25 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/05/08/manitobans-are-dark-where-government-stands-energy-east/ Derek Leahy bitumen Brad Selinger energy east Eric Reder hydropower Manitoba Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition oilsands pipelines tarsands TransCanada waterpower Wilderness Committee Wildlands Manitoba Kinder Morgan CEO’s TransMountain ‘Hubris’ Underestimates Pipeline Opposition in B.C. https://thenarwhal.ca/kinder-morgan-ceo-transmountain-hubris-underestimates-pipeline-opposition-bc/ Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:37:24 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/04/29/kinder-morgan-ceo-transmountain-hubris-underestimates-pipeline-opposition-bc/ Carol Linnitt bunker fuel Eoin Madden Greenpeace Canada Keith Stewart Kinder Morgan oil spill Richard Kinder Salish Sea Sierra Club BC TransMountain pipeline Tzeporah Berman Vancouver Wilderness Committee Raven Coal proposal May Not Be Gone For Good, But We’re Winning the Social Licence Battle https://thenarwhal.ca/raven-coal-proposal-may-not-be-gone-good-we-re-winning-social-licence-battle/ Mon, 16 Mar 2015 21:03:50 +0000 http://localhost.com/narwhal/2015/03/16/raven-coal-proposal-may-not-be-gone-good-we-re-winning-social-licence-battle/ admin Opinion BC Shellfish Growers Association CoalWatch Comox Valley Compliance Energy K’ómoks First Nation Misinformation New Prosperity Mine Opinion public trust Raven Coal Mine Right Second Tsilhqot’in Territory Vancouver Island Wilderness Committee