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Momentum building against extreme energy and mining projects on West Coast

As the new B.C.-Yukon organizers, we are extremely excited to be joining the Council of Canadians team. And what a marvelous time to be joining. While the West Coast faces increasing threats to the...

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Does B.C.'s new Water Sustainability Act sink or swim?

The B.C. provincial government has introduced Bill 18, the new Water Sustainability Act, to replace the current 105-year-old Water Act. According to the B.C. government, the new act promises to...

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Tsleil-Waututh Nation launches legal challenge of Kinder Morgan pipeline and...

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation has launched a legal challenge of the National Energy Board's (NEB) review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project. Council of Canadians BC-Yukon...

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Stand in solidarity with B.C. teachers

The Council of Canadians BC-Yukon supports B.C. teachers who are standing up to the Christy Clark government to protect quality education for students and fair working conditions for teachers. The BCTF...

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Mount Polley: Imperial Metals and government focus on covering up instead of...

On August 4, the massive tailings dam at the Imperial Metals Mount Polley gold and copper mine burst. The dam breach unleashed 14.5 million cubic metres of toxic heavy metals and chemical laden...

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LNG pipedreams, fractured futures and community resistance

The fight against fracking, fracked gas pipelines and LNG terminals is heating up in B.C. Resistance is on the rise -- communities across B.C. are mobilizing to take a stand against a fractured future...

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B.C. government approves Site C Dam, but the fight continues

This week, after Premier Christy Clark announced the approval of the controversial Site C dam, the Council of Canadians expressed its indignation over the B.C. government's environmental...

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Protect the Sacred Headwaters: Stop Imperial Metals' Red Chris Mine

"To those who would despoil our homeland, we say this: we will never dishonor those who have gone before us, and whose bones are now part of the earth beneath our feet. Long ago our people established...

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Nine reasons to say NO to Red Chris Mine

Who was responsible for the Mount Polley mining disaster? Oh right, Imperial Metals. Those responsible for the future mining disaster at Red Chris Mine.Protect the Sacred Headwaters: Stop Imperial...

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Protests disrupt Kinder Morgan pipeline drilling attempt

2014 brought months of protests and direct action against the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline when the company decided to attempt to do borehole test drilling on Burnaby Mountain. Well it's a new...

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