7 vignettes on the 27: Witnessing Wet'suwet'en land defence
A special guest blog from Kesia Nagata
January 2019
Kesia…
Informational update on Wet’suwet’en defence of their lands and waters
There has been an explosion of media coverage about Indigenous rights and title as a result of the RCMP raid of both the Gitdumden and Unist’ot’en camps. A number of our membership have reached out to us to ask questions. We’ve begun to answer these to the best of our ability.
Sierra Club BC calls for respect for Wet’suwet’en rights, title and laws
Sierra Club BC is deeply concerned by the actions threatened by the RCMP to forcibly remove Wet’suwet’en people from their unceded territory, namely the Unist’ot’en and the Gidimt'en who are actively managing their lands and waters.
Vancouver Island’s ancient rainforests destroyed three times faster than Brazil’s Amazon rainforest
As Brazil's new president Jair Bolsonaro acted immediately to remove protections for the country's rainforest after taking office this week, Sierra Club BC called for increased protection of globally important rainforests and warned that Vancouver Island’s productive ancient rainforests are being destroyed three times faster than Brazil’s Amazon rainforest.
On the road and in the rainforest: An update from campaigner Mark Worthing
November 30, 2018
By Mark Worthing, Conservation and Climate…
Enviro groups and Indigenous leaders condemn logging of rare old-growth rainforest by BC government
The Wilderness Committee and Sierra Club BC have visited Schmidt Creek and confirmed logging has begun in BC Timber Sales (BCTS) cut blocks in the valley. The blocks, all located on steep slopes, were auctioned off this spring, sparking concern over the potential for landslides so close to important orca rubbing beaches at nearby Robson Bight.
