Indigenous Peoples

Nov. 19, 2025

An undisclosed report obtained by BIV estimates the province is likely approving twice as much logging as can be sustainably harvested

A leaked technical review prepared for a group of First Nations claims British Columbia is greatly overestimating how much timber it can sustainably harvest in a push for short-term economic gains. 

Website editor: Also missing: the existential climate crisis? growing inequality, (taxing wealth?), the cost of living?

Nov. 20, 2025

Website editor: Reconciliation?!

Nov. 19, 2025

Nov. 17, 2025

Nov. 17, 2025

Nov. 14, 2025

The DFO proposes to expand the fishery. Environmental groups and the W̱SÁNEĆ fear disaster.

A small, oily fish at the heart of B.C.’s coastal food web will likely disappear without an immediate moratorium on commercial herring fishing, say Saanich First Nations Hereditary Chiefs and conservation groups.

Watch here:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6Hmp9ndkI

Website Editor: An important read here! “To just say we are going to go back to what we’ve always done, which is, dig, drill, chop, is such a missed opportunity, [and dangerous in a time of climate crisis!]” McDowell said.

“What they’re not hearing or listening to is members of the public saying, ‘You need to build right. You need to build for the future.’” 

Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 2, 2025

As Dawson Creek considers transferring drinking water from the Peace River, BC could make energy companies fund the project.

The projected cost of a $100-million water pipeline stretching more than 50 kilometres from the Peace River to drought-stressed Dawson Creek is nearly five times greater than what the city received in property tax revenue last year.

Oct. 23, 2025

Some questions Prime Minister Mark Carney should ask before pushing ahead with natural gas projects.

Prime Minister Mark Carney recently announced five proposals he intends to fast track to defend our economy from the hostile Trump administration, live up to Canada’s climate commitments, and demonstrate respect for Indigenous rights.

Do the projects live up to these aspirational values? Let’s take a closer look.