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9 Things You Need to Know About the Pipeline Blockade in B.C.

9 Things You Need to Know About the Pipeline Blockade in B.C.

By Zoë Ducklow 1. Where Is the Unist’ot’en blockade, and What’s It About? The gated checkpoint is on a forest service road about 120 kilometers southwest of Smithers in Unist’ot’en territory at the Morice River Bridge. Two natural gas pipelines are to cross the bridge to serve LNG terminals in Kitimat. Unist’ot’en is a clan […]

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    Canada Pipeline Feud Becomes Trade War as Alberta Boycotts B.C. Wine

    Canada Pipeline Feud Becomes Trade War as Alberta Boycotts B.C. Wine

    By Andy Rowell They say that oil and water do not mix. And now the proverb applies to oil and wine. There is an escalating tension in Canada between the Albertan and British Columbian (B.C.) governments over the disputed Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline, which is due to transport tar sands from Alberta to the […]

    British Columbia Bans Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting

    British Columbia Bans Grizzly Bear Trophy Hunting

    British Columbia’s provincial government Monday announced a decision to prohibit grizzly bear hunting province-wide. In stark contrast to the province’s decision to protect its estimated 15,000 grizzly bears, the Trump administration in June removed endangered species protections for the roughly 700 bears found in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Following the removal of federal protections, Idaho, […]

    Ready to Escape Into This Magical Treetop Orb?

    Ready to Escape Into This Magical Treetop Orb?

    Free Spirit Spheres resort in British Columbia knows there’s nothing quite like being in an orb in a tree canopy. They invite you to experience an enchanted rainforest vacation in a spherical suspended treehouse. The year-round, adult-only resort on Vancouver Island features three hanging handmade orbs, which you can rent for $175 per night. The […]

    First Nations Unite to Oppose Crude Oil Pipeline and Tanker Expansion

    First Nations Unite to Oppose Crude Oil Pipeline and Tanker Expansion

    Tar Sands Action First Nations, whose unceded territory encompasses the entire coastline of British Columbia (B.C.), have formed a united front, banning all exports of tar sands crude oil through their territories, and effectively all of B.C.—whether by Enbridge in the north or Kinder-Morgan in the south. Several new First Nations signed the Save the […]