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Fairy Creek’s fate is shrouded in silence — as logging deferrals set to expire
thenarwhal.ca - Arno Kopecky
On June 8, a pair of old-growth logging deferrals protecting Fairy Creek and much of the neighbouring central Walbran Valley on southwest Vancouver …
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Provinces and territories commit to national biodiversity strategy — here’s what it means for nature
thenarwhal.ca - Ainslie Cruickshank
Five months after Canada and 195 other countries inked a new agreement to save nature, most provinces and territories have agreed to collaborate on a …
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American investors are challenging Canadian climate policy through an old NAFTA system | The Narwhal
thenarwhal.ca - Denise Balkissoon
US$20 billion: That’s how much American investors think Canadian taxpayers should fork over to compensate them for their failed bid to develop a …
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These are 11 of B.C.’s most ‘polluting and risky’ mines | The Narwhal
thenarwhal.ca - Francesca Fionda
Chief Francis Laceese of Tl’esqox describes the Gibraltar mine as a “disaster waiting to happen.” Located about 60 kilometres north of Williams Lake, …
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In Alberta’s Rocky Mountains, an Australian-owned coal mine is quietly forging ahead
thenarwhal.ca - Trina Moyles
Photography by Darrel ComeauRaymond Hill has been traversing the wilderness on Grande Mountain near Grande Cache, Alta., on horseback for more than …
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‘TD crew’ got heads up Canada would obscure involvement in Trans Mountain pipeline bailout
thenarwhal.ca - Carl Meyer
An executive at the federally owned Trans Mountain corporation gave TD Bank a heads up that the government would obscure the financial institution’s …